The Relationship between Worry and Fear of Negative Evaluation whit Social Anxiety in Students

The purpose of this study was to the relationship between worry and fear of negative evaluation whit social anxiety in students. The population of this study is to include students who were enrolled in the first semester of the academic year 2013-14. 160 students (80 girls and 80 boys) were selected whit using a multi-stage random sampling. The worry questionnaire, fear of negative evaluation scale and the phobic stimuli response scales were used for data collection. Statistical analysis was performed whit stepwise regression analysis whit SPSS 16. The total number of students is a significant correlation between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety. There is also a high correlation in the total number of students between worry and social anxiety. So that 29% of the variance in social anxiety is explained by these variables. The results show that people with social anxiety are concerned that social events are being negatively evaluated by others. So the fear of negative evaluation that will lead them toward greater avoidance of social environment and predicts the persistence of social anxiety. Increased awareness and use of cognitive therapy helps to treat social anxiety and improve social performance.