Bu Ali Sina University Two Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Sociological Research 2476-6305 7 13 2019 02 20 A Study of Self-Esteem and Social Skills Effect on Social Anxiety (Item Study: Two Area High School Girl Students in Tabriz Metropolis) A Study of Self-Esteem and Social Skills Effect on Social Anxiety (Item Study: Two Area High School Girl Students in Tabriz Metropolis) 123 149 2660 10.22084/csr.2019.11750.1188 FA Kamal Kohi Rezvan Mohammadi Motahari Journal Article 2016 09 28  The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of self-esteem and social skills on social anxiety among high school girl students. In this regard, this study was conducted using quantitative method based on survey(correlation) research techniques. The statistical population of this study is all high school girl students in two area Tabriz metropolis that the number of 2397 people. the sample size is calculated by the Cochran formula and was estimated at 338 people  with an accuracy of 5% and 95% confidence level. sampling method was used stratified sampling with simple random. the data collected is used for Watson and Friend social anxiety questionnaire (28 item), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (10 item) and inventory social skills of adolescents Ayndrbytzn and Foster (39item).  The results showed for every 100 approximately 20.3 of them are suffering from social anxiety disorder as well as self-esteem of female students is evaluated at a low level  and their social skills evaluated at average to above. the results of study showed that girl students self-esteem (sig= -0/000, r= -0/47) and social skills(sig=0/000 ,r= -0/21) had a negative impact on the level of social anxiety and decrease it. the results of the structural model can be said that the reduced impact of self-esteem on social anxiety has been  more than social skills and these two variables could to explain 26 percent of the changes in their social anxiety. Also, the results showed that the level of social anxiety according to age, course of study and educational level of parents was the same and observed difference not considered significant.  The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of self-esteem and social skills on social anxiety among high school girl students. In this regard, this study was conducted using quantitative method based on survey(correlation) research techniques. The statistical population of this study is all high school girl students in two area Tabriz metropolis that the number of 2397 people. the sample size is calculated by the Cochran formula and was estimated at 338 people  with an accuracy of 5% and 95% confidence level. sampling method was used stratified sampling with simple random. the data collected is used for Watson and Friend social anxiety questionnaire (28 item), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (10 item) and inventory social skills of adolescents Ayndrbytzn and Foster (39item).  The results showed for every 100 approximately 20.3 of them are suffering from social anxiety disorder as well as self-esteem of female students is evaluated at a low level  and their social skills evaluated at average to above. the results of study showed that girl students self-esteem (sig= -0/000, r= -0/47) and social skills(sig=0/000 ,r= -0/21) had a negative impact on the level of social anxiety and decrease it. the results of the structural model can be said that the reduced impact of self-esteem on social anxiety has been  more than social skills and these two variables could to explain 26 percent of the changes in their social anxiety. Also, the results showed that the level of social anxiety according to age, course of study and educational level of parents was the same and observed difference not considered significant. https://csr.basu.ac.ir/article_2660_1b9812b99fe2672af746cefda86be5f9.pdf