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Shyness and self‐esteem in middle childhood
Author(s) -
Crozier W. Ray
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1995.tb01133.x
Subject(s) - psychology , shyness , developmental psychology , self esteem , anxiety , psychiatry
The relationship between shyness and self‐esteem was assessed for two samples of children aged 9 to 12 years. Shyness was measured by a new self‐report questionnaire based on an elicitation of children's conceptions of shyness. Shyness was significantly correlated with measures of global self‐esteem, with external locus of control and with perceived competence across different domains of the self. The relationships among variables were similar to those reported for adolescents and adults. Girls were more shy than boys, and there was a suggestion that 11‐year‐old children were more shy in secondary than in primary school.