Some Family Antecedents of Severe Shyness

Comparison of 100 older and 200 younger love-shy men to 200 nonshy men revealed that love-shys were more likely to have grown up without sisters or as only children, and to have come from homes characterized by disharmony, verbal abuse, and isolation from kin family networks. (Author/NRB)

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Published inFamily Relations Vol. 34; no. 3; p. 429
Main Author Gilmartin, Brian G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1985
Subjects
Adults
Family Problems
Family Relationship
Interpersonal Competence
Kinship
Loneliness
Males
Only Children
Shyness
Siblings
Social Isolation
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Summary:Comparison of 100 older and 200 younger love-shy men to 200 nonshy men revealed that love-shys were more likely to have grown up without sisters or as only children, and to have come from homes characterized by disharmony, verbal abuse, and isolation from kin family networks. (Author/NRB)