en P47: The Study of the Relationship between Social Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Adolescents between the Ages of 12-18 روانشناسی Psycology پژوهشي Research --- Open Access, CC-BY-NC <p align="center">لطفاً به لینک انگلیسی مراجعه شود. </p> The results of studies have shown that many factors are involved in the formation and development of social anxiety. Low self-esteem is a risky factor in the development of anxiety disorders, especially social anxiety in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and social anxiety in adolescents. The present study is cross-sectional and correlational. The statistical population is the guidance and high school students in Shiraz during 2013-2014 that 180 students include 101 girls and 79 boys were selected by cluster sampling. The age range of subjects was 12 - 18 years and the mean age was 15.4. The instruments used in this study were Rosenberg's self-esteem questionnaire and social anxiety scale for adolescents (SASA). Data were analyzed using correlation and regression. Results showed a significant negative relationship between social anxiety and self-esteem (r=-0/453, P<0.01). Also, regression analysis indicates 20.5% of the social anxiety variance can explain by self-esteem. Adolescents with social anxiety have lower self-esteem and vice versa when they experience higher levels of self-esteem, their social anxiety reduces. Thus, low level of self-esteem is a strong factor in creating a negative self-assessment and there by experiencing the social anxiety. Therefore it could be conclude that self-esteem is the core issue in social and performance anxiety. Social Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Adolescents 71 71 http://shefayekhatam.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-24-100&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sara Ansari Sara Ansari sara_ansarimotlagh@yahoo.com 10031947532846002174 10031947532846002174 Yes Department of Mental Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Department of Mental Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Mozhgan Patoo Mozhgan Patoo 10031947532846002175 10031947532846002175 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Mehrdad Mahmoudi Mehrdad Mahmoudi 10031947532846002176 10031947532846002176 No Noor Abad Payame Noor University, Lorestan, Iran. Noor Abad Payame Noor University, Lorestan, Iran. Leila Hassani Leila Hassani 10031947532846002177 10031947532846002177 No Fars Education Organization, Shiraz, Iran. Fars Education Organization, Shiraz, Iran.