The relationship between shyness and students' social anxiety using the mediating role of perceived fear of failure and stress

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of fear of failure and perceived stress in the relationship between shyness and social anxiety of Payame Noor University students in Marand branch. The research method is essentially descriptive-correlative. The statistical population of the study consists of 6433 students of Payame Noor University, Marand Branch. The sample size of the study was 165 people by cluster random sampling. Cheek and Briggs (1990) Shyness Questionnaire, Cohen et al. (1983) Perceived Stress Questionnaire, Conroy Fear of Failure (2001) and Ilina (1996) Social Anxiety Questionnaire were used to collect data. Its authenticity was confirmed by the supervisor and academic experts and its reliability was also confirmed by Cronbach''''s alpha coefficient test. In order to analyze the data, the structural equation technique was used using Lisrel statistical software and Spss statistical software. Findings show that students with high perceived stress due to extreme self-assessment of their performance and that their main focus is on the negative aspects of events that happen to them are more likely to develop shyness. Due to high fear of not Acceptance and fear of being criticized by others, these people experience more shyness than people with low self-criticism.