Shyness, sensation seeking and birth-order position

The study found no relationship between birth-order position and shyness or sensation seeking in a sample of 250 students. Shyness was significantly negatively correlated with total sensation seeking scores and scores on the four subscales, but closer analysis showed that this relationship was media...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Personality and individual differences 2003-07, Vol.35 (1), p.127-134
Hauptverfasser:	Ray Crozier, W., Birdsey, Nicola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Birth order Developmental psychology Disinhibition Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Miscellaneous Personality Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Sensation seeking Sensation seeking: Novelty Shyness Students Universities
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Zusammenfassung:	The study found no relationship between birth-order position and shyness or sensation seeking in a sample of 250 students. Shyness was significantly negatively correlated with total sensation seeking scores and scores on the four subscales, but closer analysis showed that this relationship was mediated by the correlation between shyness and disinhibition. This pattern implies that shyness is wariness specifically in social situations.
ISSN:	0191-8869 1873-3549
DOI:	10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00146-0