Shyness, Internet use, and personality

Cyberpsychol Behav. 2007 Oct;10(5):713-6. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9964.

Abstract

To investigate the association between shyness and Internet usage, 88 undergraduate students completed the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale, the Online Cognition Scale, a computer/Internet familiarity scale, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised (short version) and the Abbreviated Duke Social Support Index. Significant correlations were found between shyness, Internet use, and personality traits. A stepwise regression analysis indicated that shyness was predicted by introversion, neuroticism, and problematic Internet usage as assessed by the Online Cognition Scale.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Communication
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet / statistics & numerical data*
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Personality*
  • Reference Values
  • Sex Factors
  • Shyness*
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Students / psychology*