Adaptive Shyness Multiple Perspectives on Behavior and Development
This book examines the adaptive aspects of shyness. It addresses shyness as a ubiquitous phenomenon that reflects a preoccupation of the self in response to social interaction, resulting in social inhibition, social anxiety, and social withdrawal. The vol
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ptive Shyness
Multiple Perspectives on Behavior and Development
Adaptive Shyness
Louis A. Schmidt • Kristie L. Poole Editors
Adaptive Shyness Multiple Perspectives on Behavior and Development
Editors Louis A. Schmidt Department of Psychology Neuroscience and Behaviour McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada
Kristie L. Poole Department of Psychology Neuroscience and Behaviour McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada
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To Alison, Willow, and our parents
Preface
Shyness is defined as inhibition and anxiousness in social situations. Shyness is an inherently interesting phenomenon to study because social interaction and social connection are so fundamental to human existence. Although a ubiquitous part of the human condition that has transcended time, as reflected with abundant references to it noted in religion, literature, poetry, music, and other arts over the years, we know little about the reasons for shyness. To date, much of the scientific work on shyness has been directed towards understanding the negative correlates and consequences of it. However, this “deficit” approach to the study of shyness began to change 20 years ago in which my colleague, Jay Schulkin and I, in the epilogue of an edited volume on shyness (Schmidt & Schulkin, 1999; see also, Schmidt & Tasker, 2000), recommended that future work should consider the positive and adaptive aspects of shyness. A number of the contributors to that volume also have contributions to this volume. Importantly, the “de-pathologizing” of shyness h
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