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At a loss for words? Introduction to the special issue on shyness and language in childhood

โœ Scribed by Robert J. Coplan; Mary Ann Evans

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
58 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
1522-7227

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โœฆ Synopsis

Shy children experience social fear and anxiety in novel social settings and feel embarrassed and self-conscious when they perceive themselves as being socially evaluated or the center of attention (Crozier, 1995). Shyness is thought to involve an approach-avoidance conflict. That is, although shy children desire social interaction, this approach-motivation is simultaneously inhibited by a competing avoidance-motivation triggered by social fear and anxiety (Asendorpf, 1990;Coplan, Prakash, O'Neil, & Armer, 2004). Over the last 25 years, shyness has garnered increased attention from researchers, clinicians, teachers, and parents (for historical and recent reviews,

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