Table 2.

Bootstrap analysis results of the chain mediating effects test

Paths	Effect value	Boot SD	Boot CI LL	Boot CI UL
perceived social support → core self-evaluation → social anxiety	-0.015	0.021	-0.056	0.028
perceived social support → shyness → social anxiety	0.014	0.044	-0.076	0.097
perceived social support → core self-evaluation → shyness → social anxiety	-0.141	0.034	-0.216	-0.082
Direct effect	-0.152	0.050	-0.227	-0.088
Total mediating effect	-0.142	0.036	-0.242	-0.047
Total effect	-0.294	0.050	-0.398	-0.203