Mansour Bayrami; Yazdan Movahedi; Abdolkhalegh Minashiri
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2014, , Pages 38-46
Abstract
Introduction: Anxiety disorder, particularly social phobia, is one of the most important disorders. The main aim of the present study was to assess the relationship among metacognitive beliefs, problem solving ability and social phobia disorders symptoms in students. Method: The subjects were 284 male ...
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Introduction: Anxiety disorder, particularly social phobia, is one of the most important disorders. The main aim of the present study was to assess the relationship among metacognitive beliefs, problem solving ability and social phobia disorders symptoms in students. Method: The subjects were 284 male students selected from the University of Tabriz using cluster-random sampling. All of the subjects were asked to answer demographic questions as well as problem solving scale, metacognitive beliefs and social phobia questionnaires. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analyze. Findings: The results showed that there were significant relationships among metacognitive beliefs, social problem-solving ability and social phobia symptoms. Among these, positive beliefs about worry need to control thought and social problem solving had a significant role in predicting social phobia disorder symptoms, but cognitive awareness, cognitive confidence, and uncontrollability did not have a significant role in predicting social phobia disorder symptoms. Conclusion: Metacognitive beliefs are effective factors in general health. In addition, it is possible to promote students’ mental health by changing metacognitive beliefs which enhance maladaptive and negative thinking styles or general negative beliefs.
