Prediction of social competence with loneliness & social phobia

Purpose of the present study, survey simple & multiple the relationship between loneliness & social phobia with social competence between Payam Noor university students of Ahwaz. The statistical society comprised all students who were studying at Payam Noor University of Ahwaz. Research participants were 140 students attending Payam Noor university of Ahwaz. Data were collected by loneliness Scale of Russell, Peplau & Cutrona (1980), social phobia of Connor, Davidson, Churchill, Sherweed, Foa & Wesler (2000) & social competence of made researcher. Pearson correlation & Regression analysis was done for research findings. Research design was descriptive – correlation. In the conclusion of the analysis, it was found that there is negative relation between loneliness & social phobia with social competence among students. Multiple regression analyses revealed that loneliness & social phobia significantly were most predictive of social competence. By loneliness & social phobia can predict social competence.