Predicting Social anxiety based on Adolescents’ Metacognitive Beliefs and Social Skills

The aim of this study was to predict social anxiety based on metacognitive beliefs and social skills of high school adolescents. Its method is descriptive-correlational. Using multi-stage cluster sampling, from two areas of Tabriz city, 5 high school schools were selected and 217 female students participated in the study as a sample. Subjects completed questionnaires of metacognitive beliefs, social anxiety adolescents (SAS_A) and social skills adolescents (TISS). Data were analyzed by multiple regression method. Results showed that among the components of metacognitive beliefs, negative beliefs about anxiety and Poor cognitive confidence have a significant role in predicting social anxiety adolescents. Also, social skills can significantly predict social anxiety adolescents. Findings showed that metacognitive beliefs are one of the effective factors in the development of social anxiety in individuals. Therefore, it is suggested that therapists identify and correct the metacognitive beliefs of students with social anxiety disorder to improve their health status.