EARLY NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS DURING CHILDHOOD AND SOCIAL ANXIETYIN ADULTHOOD

Results Twenty percent of the sample had social anxiety and 50,6% had an early negative life events in childhood. After controlling for family psychiatric history and gender only family violence was associated with an increased risk of social anxiety (OR = 4.63; 95%CI = 1.13–18.9). Conclusions This study found childhood family violence associated with social phobia in university students.