The Relationship Between Resilience and Social Support with Social Anxiety in Prisoners Ahead of Release

This study aims to analyse the relationship between resilience and social support on social anxiety in prisoners before release. Social anxiety often arises from concerns about community stigma, future uncertainty, and reintegration challenges. This study was conducted on 140 inmates at the Pontianak State Detention Centre within six months of release. The study used a quantitative approach with a Likert scale-based questionnaire as an instrument to measure resilience, social support, and social anxiety. The instruments used have been tested for validity and reliability with adequate results. Data were analysed using multiple linear regression through SPSS version 23 software to determine the relationship between variables. The results showed that resilience and social support contributed 65.1% to reducing social anxiety. Partially, resilience had a significant negative relationship with social anxiety (B = -0.491, p < 0.05), as did social support (B = -0.544, p < 0.05). These findings suggest that strengthening resilience and providing social support can be effective strategies to reduce social anxiety in prisoners and support the process of reintegration into society. The government and relevant institutions need to adopt policies that support providing social services for prisoners before release. This support includes family counselling, emotional education, and strengthening social adaptation skills. This measure helps individuals and reduces the risk of reoffending through strengthening social relationships and resilience