Does Gender Affect the Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Social Anxiety?

AK S., KILIÇ C.

TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, vol.28, no.4, pp.240-245, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5080/u18308
  • Journal Name: TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.240-245
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Although there are studies on the effects of gender and time on social anxiety and anxiety sensitivity, there is no consensus on how these variables moderate the relationship between the two. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the last year of medical school on social anxiety and to determine the predictors of social anxiety, focusing mainly on gender and anxiety sensitivity.