Investigating the relationship between symptoms of social anxiety and psychological well-being mediated by fear of negative evaluation and quality of life

The main feature of Social Anxiety Disorder is a persistent and unrealistically intense fear of those social situations in which a person may be exposed to the harsh assessment of strangers, or just encounter them. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of fear of negative evaluation and quality of life in the relationship between symptoms of social anxiety and psychological well-being. The present study was a descriptive method and the statistical population included all students of East Azerbaijan in 1399 that 210 people answered the questionnaires online. Questionnaires of social anxiety, Reef psychological well-being, short scale of fear of negative evaluation and quality of life were use as research tools. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equations. Symptoms of social anxiety, fear of negative evaluation and quality of life showed a negative and significant relationship with psychological well-being. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed that fear of negative evaluation and quality of life can mediate the relationship between symptoms of social anxiety disorder and psychological well-being. As a result, the convergence of social anxiety symptoms, fear of negative evaluation and low quality of life affect the psychological well-being of socially anxious people.