ROWLAND S. MILLER e nvision a large group of people at a wedding reception. If they
realize that they have maladroitly greeted the groom using the name of the bride's prior …

The contributors to this volume conceive of shyness and embarrassment as widely shared
everyday experiences where social interaction is inhibited by self-consciousness and …

Embarrassment is unpleasant but useful; it alerts one to unbecoming behavior, forestalls
further transgressions, mollifies one's critics, and motivates desirable remedial responses …

In this study, the correlates of embarrassability, or chronic susceptibility to embarrassment,
were examined. Competing theoretical models suggest either that embarrassable people …

Publisher Summary Despite its unpleasantness, embarrassment is a useful social emotion
that serves valuable interactive functions: It alerts one to unbecoming behavior; forestalls …

Does there exist anyone who has never been embarrassed? Is there someone who has
never felt the chagrin and abashment of the inadvertent social miscue? If so, such a person …

Embarrassment is a complex and uniquely human emotion that plays a pervasive role in
social motivation and interaction. Illuminating its causes and consequences, this... volume …

Abstract examines the personal and interactive causes and consequences of
embarrassment, describing both the sources and sequelae of this potent social emotion …

Suggests that—unlike shyness—embarrassment is usually advantageous and beneficial,
typically serving valuable interactive functions: People who are appropriately embarrassed …

Anxiety is a multifaceted response to threatening situations. It is characterized by cognitive
apprehension, neurophysiological arousal, and a subjective experience of tension or …