The Relationship between Rejection Sensitivity and Social Anxiety among College Students in Rahim Yar Khan District

Abstract

The educational study aims to find out the relationship between Rejection Sensitivity and Social Anxiety among College Students in Rahim Yar Khan District. In this research paper, challenges faced by teachers and students in finding and resolving the issues regarding social anxiety and rejection sensitivity will be discussed. The major objectives of the study were to identify the role of rejection and anxiety in academic achievement and investigate the relationship between factors influencing rejection and social anxiety among students and their effects on students’ performance. The population of the study consisted of all the girls’ and boys’ government colleges of district RYK. The total sample of the study was 500 students (180 boys and 320 girls). To achieve the objectives, two self-constructed questionnaires were used as a research tool with four Likert-type scales. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by SPSS by using statistical measures such as percentage, frequency, mean, and std. deviation. Results declared that there is a significant and positive relationship between fear of rejection and social anxiety. A correlation test was applied to demonstrate the relationship between gender and rejection scale and its significance between factors. The main cause of anxiety is because of social setup. The addition of social exposure for students in the education period anxiety decrees and feelings of social acceptance increase. It will be helpful for the teachers to understand the social anxiety in students and tackle them according to the situation in a better way.