Relationship between Social Anxiety and Self-Esteem for Nursing Students
Abstract
The university is the most important stage of education; Social anxiety is an important factor in peoples’ mental health. Good mental health while studying at university allows students to deal effectively with numerous stressors that they experience. Self-esteem seems to be an important component of a person's psychological status. A descriptive–analytic study sample that selected from Al Najaf Governorate from January 15th 2025 through May 1st, 2025. Simple random sample of (100) subjects, it is selected throughout the use of non-probability sampling, through Questionnaire questions. A total of n = 100 surveys completed by nursing students. (12 %) of them have moderate levels according to the total score of social anxiety. And there is correlation between social anxiety and self-esteem among Nurses Student with significant relationship at P value >0.01, and no significant relationship between demographic data and total Social Anxiety assessment except Resident and age which appear significant relationship. The study concluded that most of the nursing students have moderate self-esteem, it seems that the placement of students in the nursing education system does not produce any changes in their social anxiety, and More educational and recreational activities that decrease social anxiety Keywords: Social anxiety, self-esteem, Nursing students, Education.
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