转诊至一家羞怯症诊所患者的明尼苏达多相人格调查表（MMPI）平均剖析图。

Mean MMPI profile of referrals to a shyness clinic.

作者信息

Henderson L

机构信息

Palo Alto Shyness Clinic, California 94028, USA.

出版信息

Psychol Rep. 1997 Apr;80(2):695-702. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.2.695.

DOI:10.2466/pr0.1997.80.2.695

PMID:9129387

Abstract

Shyness occurs in over 48% of the population, becoming disabling in 13% or more. Clinical observation suggests that individuals seeking treatment for shyness are in significantly greater distress than the general population, showing greater depression, generalized anxiety, social avoidance, interpersonal sensitivity, and shame, than is indicated by earlier studies. We gave the MMPI to 25 men and 20 women referred for problems with shyness to assess our observations. Analysis confirmed the hypotheses. Men scored higher than women in a slightly different profile configuration.

摘要

超过48%的人会害羞，其中13%或更多的人因此而生活不便。临床观察表明，因害羞寻求治疗的个体比普通人群的痛苦程度要高得多，与早期研究相比，他们表现出更严重的抑郁、广泛性焦虑、社交回避、人际敏感和羞耻感。我们对25名男性和20名女性进行了明尼苏达多相人格测验（MMPI），这些人因害羞问题前来就诊，以评估我们的观察结果。分析证实了这些假设。男性得分高于女性，但其分布略有不同。