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shyness
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thumb |upright=1.6| Shyness is a personality trait distinct from Extraversion and introversion|introversion and [[social anxiety disorder.]]
Shyness is a personality trait that is separate from being introverted or extroverted, and it's also different from social anxiety disorder. Understanding this distinction matters because shyness describes a specific pattern of behavior or temperament, rather than simply preferring solitude or experiencing clinical anxiety in social situations.
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Research
1,625 papers- Shyness, social anxiety, social anxiety disorder, and substance use among normative adolescent populations: A systematic review.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2019Lemyre A, Gauthier-Légaré A, Bélanger REDOI: 10.1080/00952990.2018.1536882
- Abnormal shyness in children.ReviewJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 1993Asendorpf JBDOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1993.tb01774.x
- Shyness and risk-taking during peer observation in children and adolescents.Journal of experimental child psychology · 2024Poole KL, Willoughby TDOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105981
- Is shyness related to depression and suicide risk?Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2024Nudelman G, Carmeli HS, Hamdan SDOI: 10.1111/sjop.13047
- Temperamental Shyness, Peer Competence, and Loneliness in Middle Childhood: The Role of Positive Emotion.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Wu Q, Jalapa K, Lee C et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01246-1
- Social phobia: relationship to shyness.ReviewBehaviour research and therapy · 1990Turner SM, Beidel DC, Townsley RMDOI: 10.1016/0005-7967(90)90136-7
- Pathways from maternal shyness to adolescent social anxiety.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2022Zeytinoglu S, Neuman KJ, Degnan KA et al.DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13477
- Understanding crown shyness from a 3-D perspective.Annals of botany · 2021van der Zee J, Lau A, Shenkin ADOI: 10.1093/aob/mcab035
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22 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Genetics and heredity
- As a symptom of mercury poisoning
- Prenatal development
- Low birth weights
- Personality trait
- Concepts
- Versus introversion
- Versus social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
- Social versus behavioral inhibition
- Misconceptions and negative aspects
- Intelligence
- Benefits
- Different cultural views
- Western perceptions
- Eastern perceptions
- Examples of shyness and inhibition
- Intervention and treatment
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb |upright=1.6| Shyness is a personality trait distinct from Extraversion and introversion|introversion and [[social anxiety disorder.]]
Shyness (also called diffidence) is the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people. This commonly occurs in new situations or with unfamiliar people; a shy person may simply opt to avoid these situations. Although shyness can be a characteristic of people who have low self-esteem, the primary defining characteristic of shyness is a fear of what other people will think of a person's behavior. This fear of negative reactions such as being mocked, humiliated or patronized, criticized or rejected can cause a shy person to retreat. Stronger forms of shyness can be referred to as social anxiety or social phobia.