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Genetics and Shyness

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Shyness

Part of the book series: Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy ((EPPS))

Abstract

Heredity plays a larger role in shyness than in other personality traits in infancy (Plomin & Rowe, 1979), early childhood (Plomin & Rowe, 1977), middle childhood (O’Connor, Foch, Sherry, & Plomin, 1980), adolescence (Cheek & Zonderman, 1983), and adulthood (Horn, Plomin, & Rosenman, 1976). The purpose of this chapter is to review evidence concerning the etiology of individual differences in shyness and to consider conceptual and clinical implications of findings that indicate genetic influence.

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  1. Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA

    Robert Plomin & Denise Daniels

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

    Jonathan M. Cheek

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Plomin, R., Daniels, D. (1986). Genetics and 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_6

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