The study aimed to investigate the mediating effects of perceived control, experiential avoidance on the relationship between internalized shame and social anxiety. 358 undergraduate and graduate students in Gyeonggi-do were participated in this study...
The study aimed to investigate the mediating effects of perceived control, experiential avoidance on the relationship between internalized shame and social anxiety. 358 undergraduate and graduate students in Gyeonggi-do were participated in this study and completed the self-report questionnaire which is composed of ISS(Internalized Shame Scale), K-ACQ-R(Korean version of Anxiety Control Questionnaire Revised), AAQ-16(Acceptance Action Questionnaire-16), SIAS(Social Interaction Anxiety Scale), SPS(Social Phobia Scale).
The results were as follows. First, it appeared to have significantly positive correlation between internalized shame and experiential avoidance, as well as social anxiety and significantly negative correlation between perceived control and internalized shame as well as experiential avoidance and social anxiety. Also, experiential avoidance and social anxiety showed significantly positive correlation. Second, perceived control and experiential avoidance appeared to have mediation effect in the relationship between internalized shame and social anxiety. Also the present study found full mediation effect of perceived control and experiential avoidance between internalized shame and social anxiety. The result of present study implied that internalized shame, perceived control and experiential avoidance significantly contribute to social anxiety. Lastly, the implication and limitation of this study were discussed.