Prediction of mental health based on fear of negative evaluation, shyness and body esteem.

Examining the state of mental health of students, who are the young and active segment of the society and have a special place in the health programs of the society, is very important. The purpose of this study is to investigate the state of mental health of students and also the factors affecting it.Research

The current research is a correlational study in terms of methodology, and the statistical population of this research includes students of Shiraz University who were studying in 2022, and the statistical sample of this research consisted of 267 people (128 boys, 139 girls) who were Available sampling was selected from the students of humanities, basic sciences, agriculture and technical engineering faculties. The tools of this research included Lavibond and Lavibond mental health questionnaires, Watson and Friend's fear of negative evaluation scale, Cheek and Bass shyness scale, and French and Shields' body esteem scale. For data analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used using SPSS version 22 software.

The results showed that all three variables of shyness, fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem simultaneously predict 22% of the variance of depression, 31% of the variance of anxiety and 20% of the variance of stress at a significance level of p=0.01. Also, among the three predictor variables, the contribution of the shyness variable in predicting mental health is higher than the other two predictor variables (r=0.56, p<0/01).

According to the results, it can be said that all three variables of reducing shyness and fear of negative evaluation and increasing body self-esteem are effective factors in mental health (anxiety, depression, stress), which considering the importance of mental health among students, it is suggested that efforts More should be done to reduce shyness and fear of negative evaluation and increase body esteem in this important segment of society.