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Exploring the relationship between social anxiety and sedentary leisure time in university students : a moderating effect of extraversion?
Wächtler, R. (2022) Exploring the relationship between social anxiety and sedentary leisure time in university students : a moderating effect of extraversion?
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| Abstract: | Both sedentary behaviour and anxiety have severe consequences on an individual's mental and physical well-being. While sedentary behaviour has been linked to overall anxiety multiple times, minimal research is available on social anxiety with sedentary behaviour. Different personality traits have been linked to both social anxiety and sedentary time. Thus, this study investigated the relationship between social anxiety, sedentary leisure time, and a possible moderation by extraversion. A cross-sectional study was conducted. Linear regression and moderation models were used to analyse the data. A non-significant relationship between social anxiety and sedentary leisure time was found. At the same time, a significant positive relationship between social anxiety and sedentary leisure screen time was observed (ß = .207, p = .035). Extraversion did not moderate the relationship between social anxiety and sedentary leisure time. The significant positive relationship between social anxiety and sedentary leisure screen time, while social anxiety and total sedentary leisure time were unrelated, raises questions about underlying factors. Future research may investigate possible influences on the association between social anxiety and screen time. However, the sample's high sedentary leisure and social anxiety levels are alarming and might risk university students' mental and physical health. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/90944 |
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