ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the relationship between self-concept and social anxiety in male prisoners ofnarcotics cases in Padang Class II A Correctional Institution. The independent variables in this study are selfconceptand the dependent variable is social anxiety. The measuring instruments used in this study are selfconceptscale and social anxiety scale. The sampling technique in this study used a simple random samplingtechnique. The sample in this study were 84 male prisoners of narcotics cases at the Padang Class II ACorrectional Institution. Test for validity and reliability in this study using thetechnique Cronbach Alpha. Theresults of the validity coefficient on the self-concept scale move from rix = 0.310 to rix = 0.779 with a reliabilitycoefficient of α = 0.944 while on the social anxiety scale moves from rix = 0.340 to rix = 0.847 with a reliabilitycoefficient of α = 0.945 . Based on data analysis, the correlation value is -0.567 with a significance level of0.000, which means the hypothesis is accepted. This shows that there is a significant relationship between selfconceptand social anxiety in male prisoners of narcotics cases at the Padang Class II A Correctional Institution.Keywords: self-concept, social anxiety and inmates.