Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 7 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 103-107
A Study on Shyness and Psychological Well-Being among Young Adult
Akhila K V*, Sannet Thomas**
*Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies, Mundur, Palakkad, Kerala-678631.
**Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies, Mundur, Palakkad, Kerala-678631
Corresponding Author: Akhila K V
ABSTRACT
Aim:Shyness is the tendency to feel awkward, worried or tense during social encounters, especially with unfamiliar people (APA, 2012). Psychological well-being refers to inter-and intra-individual levels of positive functioning that can include ones relatedness with others and self referent attitudes that include ones sense of mastery and personal growth (Richard A Burns, 2017). Young adulthood is a critical period of maturation when stable behavioral style emerge that pave the way for personality traits and related psychopathology in adulthood. The present study aimed to investigate the shyness and psychological well-being among young adult, and if gender differences play any role. Method:This study was done on 110 young adult aged 18 to 26, out which 55 are men and 55 are females through purposive sampling method. Goldberg’s psychological well-being questionnaire and 20-item Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness scale (RCBS) were used to collect data. The data were analyzed by using Mean, Standard Deviation, independent sample t-test and Pearson’s product moment correlation. Result:Result proves it, there is no significant difference between shyness among young adult across gender. There is no significant difference between psychological well-being among young adult across gender. Statistically, there is no significant correlation in shyness and psychological well-being among young adults.
Keywords: Shyness, Psychological well being
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