Shyness and marriage: Does shyness shape even established relationships?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-676

  Baker, Levi ^a   McNulty, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Marriage; Personality; Relationship maintenance; Relationship self efficacy; Shyness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SHYNESS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 77952307008     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210367489     Document Type: Article

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