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Analyzing Shyness

A Specific Application of Broader Self-Regulatory Principles

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We have been interested in processes by which people carry out their intentions successfully, and processes by which those efforts are disrupted. Unlike most theorists represented in this volume, we do not focus specifically on shyness as the primary object of our analysis. Our viewpoint is broader, an attempt to point out principles common to many different circumstances in behavioral self-regulation, principles that may account for patterns of successful and disrupted functioning across a wide range of domains.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33124, USA

    Charles S. Carver

  2. Department of Psychology, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Michael F. Scheier

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

    Warren H. Jones  & Stephen R. Briggs  & 

  2. Department of Psychology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

    Jonathan M. Cheek

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Carver, C.S., Scheier, M.F. (1986). Analyzing Shyness. In: Jones, W.H., Cheek, J.M., Briggs, S.R. (eds) Shyness. Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0525-3_14

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