Shyness and self-esteem in women. The role of likeability, personal power, lovability, and self-worth conditioned by others' approval.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relation between shyness and self-esteem in women has not been fully elucidated. Shyness is a source of many problems in social interactions, although it may be positively evaluated by women as a stereotypically female trait. The aim of the study was to examine relations between shyness, self-esteem, its dimensions, and contingencies of self-worth in women. It also compared the self-esteem and contingencies of self-worth in shy and bold women.

Participants and procedure

The study was conducted in a sample of 1020 Polish women, aged 18-73. The Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale, the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory, and the Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale were used.

Results

The results of linear multiple regression showed that predictors of shy

SUBMITTER: Mandal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699290 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature