The purpose of the present study was to investigate the parenting style of socially anxious university
students. A total sample of 500 students (250 male and 250 females) ranging in age from 17to 25 years
were selected from different universities. Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale and Measure of Parenting Style
were used to assess social anxiety disorder and parenting style of students. It was hypothesized that Social
anxiety will be high among female students as compared to male students. Socially anxious students will
report overprotective and rejecting it was further assumed that parents of socially anxious students would
be more over protective and rejecting as compared to those of non-anxious students. Scores on liebowitz
social anxiety scale indicated that female students are more anxious as compared to male students.
Findings of the present study supported both the hypotheses.
