Maternal psychological factors are known to play a critical role in children's socioemotional
development, particularly in pro‐and anti‐social behaviors. Although shyness is a …

Background Social anxiety is amongst the most prevalent adolescent mental health
problems; however, it is often unrecognized due to its comorbidity with other anxiety …

Shyness is a temperamental trait that refers to fear and wariness in the face of social novelty
and is known to have a biological basis. One proposed physiological correlate of shyness …

To better understand biology by environment interactions in early temperament, we
examined whether children's respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA; resting RSA and RSA …

The moderating effect of maternal behavior in the relations between social reticence and
shyness in preschool and subsequent social withdrawal was investigated. Eighty children …

There is a long history examining the antecedents of maladaptive parenting practices.
Indeed, in both the developmental and clinical literature, maternal anxiety has been linked to …

Substantial theoretical and empirical literature suggests that the extent to which children's
early experiences contribute to the development of aggressive behaviors may depend on …

Although childhood shyness has been linked to social anxiety problems, the factors playing
a role in this association have gone largely unexplored. Here we examined the potential …

Shyness has generally been investigated as a negative and unpleasant emotional state,
strongly related to social anxiety and loneliness. However, recent evidence has suggested …

Shyness, feelings of uneasiness or hesitation when faced with a novel or unfamiliar social
situation, in early childhood has been found to be a risk factor for social difficulties later in …