Peer Attachment and Self-Control: Implication on Social Anxiety in Young Adults

Author:

Mota Catarina Pinheiro12ORCID,Mateus Diogo1,Relva Inês Carvalho1234ORCID,Costa Mónica12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal

2. Center for Psychology, University of Porto (CPUP), Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal

3. Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5000-800 Vila Real, Portugal

4. Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal

Abstract

Peers emerge as emotionally present figures in the lives of young adults, capable of protecting them from the challenges that can cause the development of social anxiety. In the context of anxiety, self-control highlights a relevant potential, which is positively correlated with mental health and academic path. The present study aims to understand the role of peer attachment and self-control in the development of social anxiety in young adults in the university context. The sample comprised 407 young adults aged between 18 and 25 (M = 20.90; SD = 2.32). Self-report instruments were used: the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), the Scale of Anxiety and Avoidance in Performance and Social Interaction Situations (EAESDIS) and the Low Self-Control Scale. This study concludes that alienation from peers plays a positive role in anxiety and avoidance, as does short temper, with risk-taking and egocentricity negatively predicting social anxiety. The results are discussed, considering the importance of peer relationships in young university students’ adaptive processes and mental health.

Funder

Center for Psychology (CPUP) and the FCT—Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology

FCT—Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the project Scientific Employment Stimulus—Institutional Call

Publisher

MDPI AG

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