Revised Shyness Scale (Revised Cheek & Buss Shyness Scale)

Cheek (1983); original scale Cheek & Buss (1981)

Anatomy

Fig. Revised Shyness Scale (Revised Cheek & Buss Shyness Scale) → its items → the construct(s) they measure. Click a construct to follow it.

Measures this construct

Shyness
Social Anxiety
Behavioral inhibition (unresolved)

Items

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Reliability & validity

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Items measuring this instrument

Canonical item stems whose source_items[] includes a variant from this instrument. Capped at 10; see the full list via the link below.

1 i feel tense when im with people i dont know well

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10 i have trouble looking someone right in the eye

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11 i feel inhibited in social situations

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12 i do not find it hard to talk to strangers r

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13 i am more shy with members of the opposite sex

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2 i am socially somewhat awkward

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3 i do not find it difficult to ask other people for information r

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4 i am often uncomfortable at parties and other social functions

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5 when in a group of people i have trouble thinking of the right things to talk about

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6 it does not take me long to overcome my shyness in new situations r

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