title: Personality variables related to shyness.
abstract: Shyness has been a very common Finnish characteristic as social skills are manifest. Shy people may have a good empathetic listening but self-disclosure, another aspect of empathetic communication, is missing. Shyness refers to poor social skills more than a personality trait, which would have a more genetic background, as Finns have been genetically isolated for a long time. Shy persons show a mediocre empathy (good empathetic listening and sensitivity but poor self-disclosure), weak self-esteem, weak narcissism, and sometimes more burnout.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki.
authors.forename: Mirja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalliopuska
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D012792:Shyness; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires