Clothing Styles and Social Anxiety: Unpacking Self-Esteem’s Mediating Role in Teen Social Dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.55737/rl.v5i1.26160Keywords:
Clothing Preferences, Self-esteem, Social Anxiety, Adolescents, PakistanAbstract
The purpose of the current study was to look at teenage fashion preferences. Additionally, the relationship between teenage social anxiety and fashion choices would be examined, with a focus on the mediating role of self-esteem. A cross-sectional study approach was employed. Using the simple sample technique, adolescents (n=215) of both sexes participated. The main associations were examined using the Social Anxiety Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the Clothing Preference Scale (FCPS). The results of the study showed that people's clothing preferences and social anxiety are fully mediated by their sense of self-worth. The current study emphasized how Pakistani teenagers' fashion preferences, social anxiety, and self-esteem relate to one other.
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