Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Academic Performance among University Students

Abstract

The present study examined the correlations between social anxiety and students’
academic performance. This research aimed to assess relationship between all facets of
social anxiety and academic performance. The sample size was 203 which comprised
53.7 percent of female participants and 46.3 percent of male participants. Majority of
the participants in the study were single (95.6percent) with middle socio economic
status (94.1percent) and they belonged to Punjab Province (59.1%). The inter-items
reliability of Leobitz Social Anxiety Scale was >.75. Moreover, the skewness and
kurtosis values were ±2, which indicated the normal distribution of data’. Three valid
and reliable instruments were used for data collection including, Liebowitz Social
anxiet Scale (LSAS). The alpha reliability varies between 0.61 to 0.98 and Stroop test in
psychology is used to assess the cognitive delay. The alpha reliability of Stroop test was
44.7 percent while its validity was reported 77.77percent. The results indicate that
students who had high level of social anxiety had low academic achievement while
those who had low level of anxiety show good academic performance. Female students
score high on social anxiety and academic performance than male students.