Psychosocial factors of social anxiety in young adults

Abstract

Over time, human beings have had a fear of social rejection, which is why social
anxiety can occur continuously. Therefore, in this work, the general objective of
conducting a review of the literature on related psychosocial factors was presented.
with social anxiety in young adults, a methodology based on the Prisma method was
used, a documentary approach and type of descriptive research. The bibliographic
review was applied in scientific databases and equations were used with key terms
such as “Psychosocial Factors”, “Social Anxiety” and other expressions related to the
topic under analysis. Among the results, 38 scientific articles were initially identified,
in which analysis and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, leaving a total
of 16 studies for the corresponding analysis. It was concluded that in each work the
variables of the topic were approached from different perspectives, it was possible
to know the psychosocial factors that most favor the onset and persistence of social
anxiety, such as; family environment, interpersonal relationships, life experiences and
socioeconomic scenarios. It was found that there are not enough works in the field of
study that deal with figures and statistics of the impact of social anxiety in different
population groups; in some studies, intervention alternatives with psychotherapy
were proposed, preferably with cognitive behavioral therapies. A close relationship
was found between psychosocial factors and social anxiety.