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Shyness and informal help-seeking behavior.

Laura M Horsch1

  • 1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. lhorsch@vt.edu

Psychological Reports
|May 6, 2006
PubMed
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Shy individuals are more hesitant to seek help than less shy individuals, even when assistance is available. This reluctance may stem from the social interaction often required to ask for help.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Shyness is a personality trait characterized by social anxiety and inhibition.
  • Understanding factors influencing help-seeking behavior is crucial in social psychology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if individuals with higher levels of shyness exhibit greater reluctance in seeking help compared to less shy individuals.
  • To explore the relationship between shyness and the initiation of help-seeking behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 48 undergraduates based on high or low scores on the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale.
  • Exposed participants to an impossible task with the option to seek assistance.
  • Measured the time taken by participants to seek help.

Main Results:

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  • Participants scoring high on shyness took significantly longer to seek help than those scoring low.
  • This indicates a reluctance to seek help among shy individuals, even when readily available.

Conclusions:

  • Shyness is associated with a delay in seeking help.
  • The need to initiate social interaction may contribute to the reluctance of shy individuals to seek assistance.