Predict Social Anxiety Based on Attachment Type and Basic Psychological Needs

The aim of this research was prediction of social anxiety based on attachment type and basic psychological needs
This was a descriptive Research based on prediction. The population was all students of Tehran University and 200 students were selected by multistage cluster sampling. They answered to questionnaires of adult attachment (AAIN), basic psychological needs (BNG-S) and social anxiety (SPIN). The data were analysed by logistic regression.
Regression analysis revealed that the dimensions of attachment type and basic needs can predict social anxiety.
The results showed that secure dimensions of attachment type will negatively predict social anxiety and insecure dimensions of attachment type will positively predict social anxiety. Also with the increase of individual’s score in fundamental needs, the social anxiety will reduce and with the decrease of individual’s score, the social anxiety will increase.