LibGuides: Shyness Resources for Children and Teens: Research

Researching Shyness

The Library of Congress subject heading for shyness is actually Bashfulness. Books about Bashfulness have the call number BF575.B3. Books on the subject of Bashfulness in adolescence have the call number BF724.3.B36. The call number for Bashfulness in children is BF723.B3. A broader term is Emotions or Fear. A related term is Timidity.

These articles were selected by searching article databases using the terms "shyness AND teens" and "shyness AND children."

Shyness Research

Temperament, shyness, and anxiety disorders : looking for links across the lifespan
Carbone, D., Miskovic, V., Schmidt, L. A. (2009). Temperament, shyness, and anxiety disorders : looking for links across the lifespan. In V. A. Walcott & A. T. Heatherton (Ed.), Handbook of Social Interactions in the 21st Century (pp. 97-110). New York: Nova Science Publishers.
An exploration of self-awareness among shy adolescents.
Lund, I. (2009). An exploration of self-awareness among shy adolescents. Young, 17(4), 375-397. doi: 10.1177/110330880901700403
Adolescent shyness and wellness impairment
Page, R. M. (1990). Adolescent shyness and wellness impairment. Wellness Perspectives, 7(1), 3.
Shyness Versus Social Phobia in US Youth.
Burstein, M., Ameli-Grillon, L., & Merikangas, K. R. (2011). Shyness Versus Social Phobia in US Youth. Pediatrics, 128(5), 917-925. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1434
Going It Alone: Comparing Subtypes of Withdrawal on Indices of Adjustment and Maladjustment in Emerging Adulthood
Nelson, L. J. (2013). Going It Alone: Comparing Subtypes of Withdrawal on Indices of Adjustment and Maladjustment in Emerging Adulthood. Social Development, 22(3), 522-538. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9507.2012.00671.x
Social Anxiety Disorder
Schneier, F. R. (n.d). Social Anxiety Disorder. New England Journal Of Medicine, 355(10), 1029-1036. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp060145
Loneliness and Peer Relations in Adolescence.
Woodhouse, S. S., Dykas, M. J., & Cassidy, J. (2012). Loneliness and Peer Relations in Adolescence. Social Development, 21(2), 273-293. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9507.2011.00611.x
Young Children's Affective Responses to Acceptance and Rejection From Peers: A Computer-based Task Sensitive to Variation in Temperamental Shyness and Gender
Howarth, G. Z., Guyer, A. E., & Pérez-Edgar, K. (2013). Young Children's Affective Responses to Acceptance and Rejection From Peers: A Computer-based Task Sensitive to Variation in Temperamental Shyness and Gender. Social Development, 22(1), 146-162. doi:10.1111/sode.12006
Relations over Time among Children’s Shyness, Emotionality, and Internalizing Problems
Eggum, N. D., Eisenberg, N., Reiser, M., Spinrad, T. L., Valiente, C., Sallquist, J., & ... Liew, J. (2012). Relations over Time among Children's Shyness, Emotionality, and Internalizing Problems. Social Development, 21(1), 109-129. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9507.2011.00618.x
Shyness in late childhood: relations with attributional styles and self-esteem
Chan, S. M., & Wong, A. Y. (2013). Shyness in late childhood: relations with attributional styles and self-esteem. Child: Care, Health & Development, 39(2), 213-219. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01351.x
Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links Among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood
Kingsbury, M., Coplan, R. J., & Rose-Krasnor, L. (2013). Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links Among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood. Social Development, 22(1), 126-145. doi:10.1111/sode.12003
Shy and Soft-spoken: Shyness, Pragmatic Language, and Socio- emotional Adjustment in Early Childhood
Coplan, R. J., & Weeks, M. (2009). Shy and soft-spoken: shyness, pragmatic language, and socio-emotional adjustment in early childhood. Infant & Child Development, 18(3), 238-254. doi:10.1002/icd.622
Shy Adolescents’ Perceptions of Parents’ Psychological Control and Emotional Warmth: Examining Bidirectional Link
van Zalk, N., & Kerr, M. (2011). Shy Adolescents' Perceptions of Parents' Psychological Control and Emotional Warmth: Examining Bidirectional Links. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 57(4), 375-401.
Shyness, teacher-child relationships, and socio-emotional adjustment in grade 1
Arbeau, K. A., Coplan, R. J., & Weeks, M. (2010). Shyness, teacher-child relationships, and socio-emotional adjustment in grade 1. International Journal Of Behavioral Development, 34(3), 259-269. doi:10.1177/0165025409350959

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