PENGARUH ANXIETY SENSITIVITY TERHADAP SOCIAL PHOBIA PADA REMAJA

It is essential for youngsters in their developmental phase to interact socially with their peers. However, the problem that often arises is a tendency to experience social phobias among teenagers. This is due to the misconception and inability of youngsters to examine the physiological symptoms that come from the body when experiencing social anxiety. There are several cognitive factors that might influence and stimulate the emergence of social phobias, one of which is anxiety sensitivity. This study aims to determine the impact of anxiety sensitivity on social phobia among adolescents. The study employs a correlational research design, accompanied by a simple random sampling method as a sampling technique. The research subjects are youngsters aged 14-18 years old, comprising 518 people who are students in eight high schools or the equivalent in Malang City. This research employs two research instruments, namely the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI) and the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN). The results of the study with a simple linear regression model in this study indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between anxiety sensitivity and social phobia in adolescents. These results explain that the higher the level of confidence in adolescents in responding negatively to the signs of anxiety that arise, the higher the tendency for these adolescents to encounter social phobia. This fact is supported by the r square value of the regression test of 41.5%, which describes the magnitude of the influence of the anxiety sensitivity variable on social phobia