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ArticleJournal of personality2026

What Do We Think of Shy Adults? Influence of One's Own Shyness and Sociability.

Pascale J Lacroix, Raman Sangha, Kristie L Poole, Louis A Schmidt, Raha Hassan

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Article in Journal of personality, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Pascale J LacroixDepartment of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-2320
Raman SanghaDepartment of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Kristie L PooleDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Louis A SchmidtDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Raha HassanDepartment of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveShyness is a ubiquitous personality characteristic present across historical time and cultures. Yet, little is known about perceptions of shy adults in Western society. We examined emerging adults' perceptions of shy and sociable women and whether one's own personality influenced their perceptions.

methodParticipants (N = 301, M

resultsRegardless of the participants' own personality, the sociable woman was rated as ruder and as having a greater number of friends than the shy woman. There were no differences in perceptions of the woman's kindness or success at school, but shy individuals perceived the sociable woman as less successful at work. A similarity effect was found such that one's own shyness was positively associated with a preference for befriending the shy woman, and one's own sociability was positively associated with a preference for befriending the sociable woman.

conclusionsResults are discussed in the context of potential implications of personality perceptions and the role of individual differences in these perceptions.

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Interpersonal RelationsPersonalityShynessSocial BehaviorSocial PerceptionAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleYoung Adultadultspersonalityshynesssociabilitysocial perceptions

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PMID40913273
PMCPMC13359286

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