Interpreting the Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale

To calculate your score add up the numbers you gave for questions 1 through 13.

A score between 13-35 indicates that you are not a shy person.
A score between 36-49 indicates that you are somewhat shy.
A score between 50-65 indicates that you are a very shy person.

The average shyness score for college students according to Cheek and Buss is 33.

Surveys indicate that about 40% of Americans consider themselves to be shy, and that over 80% of these people do not like being shy.  Only 7% of Americans say they have never experienced feelings of shyness.

If you want to find out more about shyness and/or if you would like to learn about ways to overcome your shyness you might want to check out some of the following web sites.

http://www.wannalearn.com/Personal_Enrichment/Overcoming_Shyness/ You will find a lot of interesting information and more web sites at this web site.

http://www.bcx.net/hypnosis/shytape.html  A self-hypnosis audio cassette tape for overcoming shyness is advertised at this web site.  The tape is described and the cost is $24.95.  I have not heard the tape so I cannot recommend it.

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