| What shy individuals do to cope with their shyness: a content analysis and evaluation of self-selected coping strategies. | |
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PMID: 19728572 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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A content analysis of the written responses of 158 shy individuals was performed to investigate the nature of the self-selected strategies they reported using to deal with their shyness. The classification, along with the frequency of their use, of the self-selected strategies by four raters identified 10 separate categories, with the top five labeled forced extraversion (65%), cognitively induced self-reassurance (26%), educational extraversion (15.2%), sought professional help (14.6%), and alcohol-assisted extraversion (12.7%). An evaluation of the self-selected strategies indicated that they were associated with characteristic features that were incomplete, self-defeating, and/or potentially dangerous (e.g., self-medication). Suggestions as to how shy individuals might improve the effectiveness of these self-selected strategies for dealing with their shyness and the therapeutic implications associated with seeking professional assistance for shyness are presented. |
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Authors:
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Bernardo J Carducci |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences Volume: 46 ISSN: 0333-7308 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 |
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Created Date: 2009-09-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108287 Medline TA: Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci Country: Israel |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 45-52 Citation Subset: IM |
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Shyness Research Institute, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana 47150, USA. bcarducc@ius.edu |
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