STUDY ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Social anxiety is one of the negative emotional experiences. The anxiety of university students causes many social problems, which affect their daily life and interpersonal communication. The present study investigates the relationship between social anxiety and self-esteem among students, which aims to explore the reasons and impacts of these two factors. The quantitative and the qualitative methods are used in this investigation. University students (N=64) were organized to participate in an online survey and some others were interviewed through semistructured way. The analysis shows a negative correlation between social anxiety and self-esteem. Those with more serious anxiety have lower self-esteem. It is concluded that the family environment is the most important factor to cause the university students social anxiety. Therefore, it is necessary for the family, the society and the university to pay attention to their students' psychological condition, which is of great use to provide a better environment for the growth of students.