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A Study on Association between Social Anxiety and Body Image among College Going Girls

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Saumya Tiwari,Prof. Kalpna Gupta
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.14.2024.7529-7539

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Anxiety in social situations is increased in people who are dissatisfied with their bodies because they tend to give themselves negative evaluations and worry that others will feel the same way about them. The present study examined the association between Social Anxiety and Body Image among college-going girls. A cross-sectional study among 209 college going girls was carried out at Banaras Hindu University and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University, Varanasi, India. The findings of the study showed that 49.8% of college-going girls reported social anxiety under specific situations, 22.5% of respondents experienced it frequently, or in many situations, whereas 37.3% of respondents found mild concern regarding their body image, 16.3% were moderate concern and 4.3% of respondents were found heavy concern about their body image. The study highly recommended professional assistance, such as counselling or cognitive-behavioural therapy, which can benefit anyone struggling with these issues.

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