Social anxiety in digital learning environments: an international perspective and call to action

Table 4 Means and standard deviations of students’ social anxiety separated by SASE sub-scale and gender

Sub-scale and gender	M	SD
Learner–learner interaction
Female	72.62	27.76
Male	66.70	28.80
Learner–learner interaction/negative evaluation
Female	29.50	11.55
Male	26.70	12.39
Learner–learner interaction/somatic symptoms
Female	10.89	5.55
Male	9.66	5.55
Learner–learner interaction/avoidance of interaction
Female	32.22	13.46
Male	30.34	13.15
Learner–instructor interaction
Female	69.34	29.65
Male	67.52	29.49
Learner–instructor interaction/negative evaluation
Female	29.43	12.41
Male	28.73	12.50
Learner–instructor interaction/somatic symptoms
Female	11.14	6.04
Male	10.01	5.79
Learner–instructor interaction/avoidance of interaction
Female	28.77	13.75
Male	28.78	13.51