The Impact of Social Anxiety on College Students

Business College, Dongguan City University, 523109 Dongguan Shenzhen, China

^* Corresponding author: 122090855@link.cuhk.edu.cn

Abstract

Social anxiety(SA) is a highly prevalent psychological disease. Many negative effects usually accompany SA among college students. Scholars are increasingly paying attention to this phenomenon. Therefore, the research topic of this article is the impact of SA on college students. This article adopts the literature research method by reviewing relevant information on college students' SA, classifying existing papers and academic journals, and conducting in-depth thinking around the theme of this article. Based on the analysis of the research results of scholars, it is found that the higher the level of SA among college students, the greater the dependence on mobile phones. Under certain situations, college students with SA will show a lack of flexibility in the selection of emotion regulation strategies and the frequent use of avoidance emotion regulation strategies. The research conclusion of this article is that because socially anxious individuals lack social skills and are usually accompanied by negative emotions, SA will affect college students' mobile phone dependence (MPD) and emotional regulation. Effective relief strategies can be developed by understanding the impact of SA on college students.