Original scientific paper
Shyness and Romantic Relationships: Comparison Between High School Graduates and University Students in Croatia
Predrag Zarevski
; Department for Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy University of Zagreb
Abstract
According to research carried out so far shyness reaches its peak in early adolescence. lt has also been confirmed that shy adolescents start dating persons of the opposite sex later than others and establish fewer romantic relationships. Therefore, a higher level of shyness and fewer romantic contacts could be expected among high school graduates then among university students. The shyness scale developed for the research, including a question on the number of longer and more stable romantic relationships, was administered anonymously to the following sample: 385 male high school graduates and 244 male university students. The survey confirmed both our expectations but also revealed certain differences in the structure of the results depending on the age of the subjects.
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154928
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Publication date:
31.12.1992.
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