Social anxiety of young people in the community

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi razlike u socijalnoj anksioznosti mladih, kao i razlike u zadovoljstvu zajednicom mladih s obzirom na njihova demografska obilježja. Također, nastojala se utvrditi povezanost između socijalne anksioznosti i zadovoljstva zajednicom. U istraživanju su sudjelovale 102 mlade osobe, djevojke i mladići, iz različitih kvartova grada Zagreba. Mjerni instrumenti korišteni u ovom istraživanju su Liebowitzeva ljestvica za socijalnu anksioznost, Upitnik za strah, Upitnik o doživljaju kvarta, Upitnik o zadovoljstvu kvartom i Upitnik o odnosima u susjedstvu. Pokazalo se da postoji statistički značajna razlika u uznemirenosti prilikom doživljaja različitih osjećaja (emocija) između mladih muških i ženskih osoba, pri čemu je ona veća kod mladih ženskih osoba. Također, pokazalo se da postoji statistički značajna razlika između djevojaka i mladića kod dezorganizacije kvarta, pri čemu je kod djevojaka veća. Pokazalo se da postoji statistički značajna razlika među mladima različitog radnog statusa u procjeni zadovoljstva kvartom, pri čemu studenti i zaposleni imaju veće zadovoljstvo kvartom od nezaposlenih. Nadalje, utvrđena je statistički značajna razlika među mladima različitog radnog statusa u procjeni dezorganizacije kvarta, pri čemu nezaposleni i studenti više prepoznaju dezorganizaciju kvarta, u odnosu na zaposlene. Utvrđeno je da postoji međusobna povezanost između socijalne anksioznosti, izbjegavanja situacija koje mogu izazvati socijalnu anksioznost i uznemirenosti prilikom doživljaja različitih osjećaja (emocija) mladih. Osim toga, pokazalo se da postoji međusobna povezanost između doživljaja zajednice, zadovoljstva kvartom i dezorganizacije kvarta kod mladih.The aim of this study was to identify differences in social anxiety of young people, as well as differences in satisfaction with the community of young people with regard to their demographic characteristics. It also sought to establish a link between social anxiety and satisfaction with the community. The study involved 102 young people, males and females, from different parts of the city of Zagreb. The measurement instruments used in this study are the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, the Fear Questionnaire, the Neighborhood Experience Questionnaire, the Neighborhood Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Neighborhood Relations Questionnaire. It has been shown that there is a statistically significant difference in anxiety when experiencing different feelings (emotions) between young males and females, with it being greater in young females. Also, it was shown that there is a statistically significant difference between young males and females in the disorganization of the neighborhood, with it being greater in young females. It turned out that there is a statistically significant difference among young people of different employment status in the assessment of satisfaction with the neighborhood, with students and employees having higher satisfaction with the neighborhood than the unemployed. Furthermore, a statistically significant difference was found among young people of different employment status in the assessment of neighborhood disorganization, with the unemployed and students recognizing neighborhood disorganization more, compared to employed. It has been found that there is a correlation between social anxiety, avoiding situations that can cause social anxiety and anxiety when experiencing different feelings (emotions) of young people. In addition, it has been shown that there is an interrelationship between community experience, neighborhood satisfaction, and neighborhood disorganization among young peopl