The Relationship Between Health Anxiety and Self-Esteem: A Basis for a Social Skills Development Program

Authors

  • Dan August B. Nanao

Keywords:

health anxiety, self-esteem, hypochondriasis, employees, social skills

Abstract

The descriptive method of research was utilized, and the normative survey technique was used for gathering data. The questionnaire served as the instrument for collecting data using standardized tests, Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The study was conducted on October 1 to 12, 2018. Out of the 132 respondents, 81.8% had low health anxiety level, 18.2% with medium anxiety level, and none of them were suffering from health anxiety. 9.8% of the respondents had low self-esteem, while 59.1% and 31.1% had healthy and high self-esteem, respectively. There was an inverse correlation between the level of health anxiety and self-esteem of the respondents. The proposed social skills development program aims to develop social skills like self-confidence and self-regulation; communication skills; active listening; leadership and management skills; competence, autonomy, decision making, and problem-solving skills.

Published

2019-07-18