Predictive Role of Internalized Shame, Fear of Negative Evaluation on Social Anxiety among Transgenders

Abstract

This study investigates how internalized guilt and fear of being judged negatively influence social anxiety in transgender people, using the Internalized Shame Scale [9] and the Fear of Negative Assessing [24] trans men and trans women and the Adult Social Anxiety Scale. People who identified as transgender participated in the study using a purposive sampling technique and a correlational research design. The research included only transgender women (n = 22) and men (n = 10). The age of participants from South Indian states varied between her 18 years and her 50 years (M = 27.12, SD = 6.22). The outcomes of the research show that the trans women experience moderate social anxiety and significant fear of being negatively evaluated and internalizing shame. Social anxiety, internalized shame, and Fear of receiving a poor grade is positively connected. The findings of a multiple regression analysis showed that social anxiety was strongly predicted by internalized guilt and fear of receiving a poor judgment. Talking to strangers, engaging with individuals of the opposite sex, public speaking, and interacting with powerful people can all cause anxiety and discomfort. Summary of the present findings reveal that uncertainty transgender persons are more likely to experience a range of problems, such as: Social anxiety, psychological discomfort, and agony from being associated with prejudice in many vocations on a regular basis. It has been noted that support from friends, family, and the social network can minimize mental health problems. The distinction between transman and transwoman may have been driven by internalized guilt, fear of being judged negatively, and social anxiety since changing to a female may cause greater losses than a transgender man does.