Abstract
Previous research has indicated that parental behavior affects development of shyness in children. Specifically decreased levels of parental acceptance tend to foster social anxiety and shy behavior. The present study examined the relationship between 56 female college students' perceptions of their parents' behavior and their own reports of shyness or social reticence. Confirmation of the hypothesis that shyness decreases as parents are perceived as accepting and supportive and that shyness is related to perceived parental control was tested. This study examined differences in daughters' perceptions of their mothers and fathers in relation to their own shyness. Shyness correlated negatively with perceived maternal acceptance (−.28 to −.35) and positively with perceived maternal psychological control (.26 to .44).
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