Sexual Identity and Social Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood
Description:
Elevated social anxiety (SA) is linked to issues with emotional distress, substance use, and social anxiety disorder (SAD). Notwithstanding concerns of how sexuality has been defined in the extant literature, emerging evidence suggests that the prevalence of SA and related challenges may be disproportionately present among sexual minorities, including lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs). This trend may be especially relevant within the developmental context of emerging adulthood, an importa…
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Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Akibar, Alvin
Partner:
UNT Libraries