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Social phobia in Brazilian university students: Prevalence, under-recognition and academic impairment in women

Baptista, Carlos Alberto, Loureiro, Sonia Regina, de Lima Osório, Flávia, Zuardi, Antonio Waldo, Magalhães, Pedro V., Kapczinski, Flávio, Filho, Alaor Santos, Freitas-Ferrari, Maria Cecília +1 more·2012·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Despite the fact that public speaking is a common academic activity and that social phobia has been associated with lower educational achievement and impaired academic performance, little research has examined the prevalence of social phobia in college students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of social phobia in a large sample of Brazilian college students and to examine the academic impact of this disorder.Methods The Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) and the MINI-SPIN, used as the indicator of social phobia in the screening phase, were applied to 2319 randomly selected students from two Brazilian universities. For the second phase (diagnostic confirmation), four psychiatrists and one clinical psychologist administered the SCID-IV to subjects with MINI-SPIN scores of 6 or higher.Results The prevalence of social phobia among the university students was 11.6%. Women with social phobia had significantly lower grades than those without the disorder. Fear of public speaking was the most common social fear. Only two of the 237 students with social phobia (0.8%) had previously received a diagnosis of social phobia and were under treatment.Limitations Social phobia comorbidities were not evaluated in this study. The methods of assessment employed by the universities (written exams) may mask the presence of social phobia. This was not a population-based study, and thus the results are not generalizable to the entire population with social phobia.Conclusion Preventive strategies are recommended to reduce the under-recognition and the adverse impact of social phobia on academic performance and overall quality of life of university students.

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Authors
Baptista, C. A., Loureiro, S. R., de Lima Osório, F., Zuardi, A. W., Magalhães, P. V., Kapczinski, F., Filho, A. S., Freitas-Ferrari, M. C., & Crippa, J. A. S.
Affiliations
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (BR)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Corresponding author
Crippa, José Alexandre S.
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-02
Volume
136
Issue
3
Pages
857-861
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2170121186
Cited by
97
References
53
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FWCI
7.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (publishedVersion)
Funders
Universidade de São Paulo
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Communication in Education and Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
social anxiety disorder, prevalence, university students, academic impairment, under-recognition, women, public speaking anxiety, academic performance, Brazilian students
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Brazil, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Speech, Students, Universities, Women, Prevalence, Young Adult

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