Prevalence of Social Anxiety Among University Students in Saudi Arabia

Abstract: The present study aimed to detect the prevalence rates of social anxiety among a sample of university youth in light of some demographic variables and to discover the differences in anxiety according to gender and academic level. The study sample consisted of (n = 400) students from three Saudi universities. The study found a low level of SA in the sample. The study also revealed that there are significant differences in SA between the sexes and differences in the female orientation, and the study revealed that there are differences in SA, according to the academic level in the direction of first-level students, based on the results, the study recommended several recommendations, including activating the role of psychological counseling in universities to deal with all psychological problems and disorders among university students.