title: [Symptoms of social phobia and their relationship to interpersonal characteristics in a sample of German medical students].
abstract: The study aimed to detect the frequency of social phobia symptoms in a sample of German medical students and to compare students with and without these symptoms related to interpersonal characteristics. 525 students filled out a battery of self-report questionnaires consisting of the LSAS (Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale), the SPAI (Social Phobia Anxiety Inventory), the IIP-32 (Inventar of interpersonal problems) and the IIM (Inventar of interpersonal motives). Relevant social phobia symptoms were found in 12.2%. Students with symptoms of social phobia differed significantly in subscales of the IIP and the IIM. Students with symptoms of social phobia also had higher scores for interpersonal problems especially related to the main issue of being too "socially avoidant".
authors: Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Baldauf
authors: Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Thomas
authors: Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Strauß
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult