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Shyness and Self-Concept

  • Cheek J
  • Melchior L
  • Carpentieri A
Springer US, (1986), 113-131
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1793-7_5
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Abstract

Shyness is a major adjustment problem in the psychopathology of everyday life. Surveys reveal that about 40% of Americans consider themselves to be shy, and that over 80% of these people do not like being shy (Pilkonis, 1977a; Zimbardo, 1977). Psychotherapist Sheldon...

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Cheek, J. M., Melchior, L. A., & Carpentieri, A. M. (1986). Shyness and Self-Concept. In Perception of Self in Emotional Disorder and Psychotherapy (pp. 113–131). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1793-7_5

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