Institute of Psychology, University of Szczecin, 70-017 Szczecin, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 26;19(1):230. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010230.
Although the relationship between shyness and self-esteem is well described in the psychological literature, far less is known about the potential mechanisms that underlie this association. The main goal of the current work is to verify whether self-presentation acts as a mediating variable between both constructs.
The study was carried out among 198 adults. The Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Self-Presentation Style Questionnaire were applied.
A large and positive correlation coefficient was observed between the following variables: (1) self-esteem/self-promotion; (2) shyness/self-deprecation. All other variables correlated negatively: (1) shyness/self-esteem; (2) shyness/self-promotion; (3) self-esteem/self-deprecation; (4) self-promotion/self-deprecation. Moreover, both self-promotion and self-deprecation acted as mediators between life satisfaction and self-esteem.
The outcomes of the present study show a new mediating aspect for the direct relationship between shyness and self-esteem in the form of two styles of self-presentation. The results indicate that the tendency of shy people to avoid others can have a lower effect on their overall sense of self-esteem when they try to present themselves in a clearly favorable light. By contrast, shyness may have a stronger impact on their sense of self-worth when they present themselves as helpless, unsure, and incompetent.
尽管害羞和自尊之间的关系在心理学文献中已有很好的描述，但对于构成这种关联的潜在机制却知之甚少。目前这项工作的主要目标是验证自我呈现是否是这两个结构之间的中介变量。
这项研究在 198 名成年人中进行。使用了修订后的 Cheek 和 Buss 害羞量表、Rosenberg 自尊量表和自我呈现风格问卷。
以下变量之间观察到了较大且正相关的相关系数：（1）自尊/自我提升；（2）害羞/自我贬低。其他所有变量都呈负相关：（1）害羞/自尊；（2）害羞/自我提升；（3）自尊/自我贬低；（4）自我提升/自我贬低。此外，自我提升和自我贬低都充当了生活满意度和自尊之间的中介。
本研究的结果显示，自我呈现的两种风格为害羞和自尊之间的直接关系提供了一个新的中介方面。结果表明，当害羞的人试图以明显有利的方式呈现自己时，他们避免他人的倾向对其整体自尊心的影响可能较小。相比之下，当他们表现得无助、不确定和无能时，害羞可能会对他们的自我价值感产生更强的影响。
