Shyness and cognitions: An examination of turkish university students

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-644

  Koydemir, Selda ^a   Demir, Ayhan ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional relationship beliefs; Fear of negative evaluation; Shyness; Turkish university students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGO; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; REALITY TESTING; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SHYNESS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649528619     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.142.6.633-644     Document Type: Article

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