A Psychological Study on Shyness Among High School Students

Abstract

The present study was conducted to study the gender difference in the level of shyness among high school students. The sample consisted of 119 participants comprising of 54 boys and 65 girls belonging to the age group of 13-15 years. The study adopted comparative research design and purposive sampling design. The tool used in the present study was, Revised Cheek and Buss Scale (RCBS13) (Cheek, 1983). The result was analysed using independent sample t test. The result indicated, significantly higher level of shyness among high school girls compared to high school boys.