The Relationship Between Psychological Capital And Social Anxiety: The Mediating Role Of Uncertainty And Coping Style

Positive PsyCap refers to the mental state that represents the general enthusiasm of individuals in the process of growth and development.It consists of self-efficacy,optimism,resilience and hope.In the process of exploring the structure of PsyCap,a higher-order concept of PsyCap has gradually appeared in the academic circles.It is considered as a factor that can excellently predict the daily behavior and mental state of an individual.The intolerance of uncertainty,as a new cognitive factor that attracts much attention,plays an important role that cannot be ignored in the individual's cognitive tendency and the interpretation of outside information.The coping style is the habitualized cognitive and behavioral model adopted by the individual in the face of predicament and pressure.The proper coping style helps to improve the adaptability of the individual and achieve the perfect balance between the individual and the environment.Social anxiety is an emotional reaction to intense anxiety,nervousness or fear of one or more interpersonal situations,often accompanied by evasion of interpersonal activity.The destruction of individual social anxiety on interpersonal relationship is self-evident.Under the background of emphasizing individual physical and mental health development,how to reduce social anxiety and guide students to establish good interpersonal relationship is undoubtedly the focus of many researchers.A large number of studies show that uncertainty endurance and coping styles have a significant effect on social anxiety.There are also some references on the relationship between PsyCap and social activities.To understand the social anxiety of graduate students and its influencing factors,this study explores the relationship and influence mechanism of PsyCap,intolerance of uncertainty,coping style and social anxiety.Therefore,539 students were surveyed through positive psychological capital questionnaire(PPQ),Intolerance of uncertainty questionnaire(IUQ),simplified coping style questionnaire(SCSQ),and social interaction anxiety scale(SIAS),and their PsyCap,uncertainty endurance,coping style,and social anxiety were measured.Organized and analyzed by SPSS and Mplus software,through describing statistics,correlation analysis,multivariate analysis of variance,and path analysis,the following conclusions were finally drawn:(1)There is significant gender difference in PsyCap and intolerance of uncertainty:Boys' PsyCap level is higher than that of girls.Boys can stand the uncertainty better than girls.(2)There is a pairwise correlation between PsyCap,intolerance of uncertainty,positive coping,negative coping and social anxiety.(3)PsyCap can not only achieve social anxiety through the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty,but also influence social anxiety through the mediating role of positive coping.Besides,PsyCap can also influence social anxiety directly.(4)PsyCap can also affect social anxiety through the intolerance of uncertainty and negative coping.The above results reveal different ways to reduce the level of social anxiety:increasing PsyCap,or increasing uncertainty tolerance and choosing the right coping style.This is of great significance for the intervention of social anxiety and the education of mental health: on the one hand,it can guide students to build a positive mental state.On the other hand,to help them learn to correctly view the uncertainty in the social context,take appropriate coping strategies for self-regulation,and learn to deal with interpersonal relationships.