About the Measure
Domains | Mental health and wellbeing, Perceptions of Self |
Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
Description | A measure of shyness in children. |
Example | I find it hard to talk to someone I don't know: yes/no/don't know |
Link | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raymond_Crozier/publication/15472458_Shyness_and_self-esteem_in_middle_childhood/links/0fcfd5016d9b376720000000/Shyness-and-self-esteem-in-middle-childhood.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 26 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 9-12 |
Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
UK norms | Yes |
Cronbach's α | .82 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Self-esteem, r= -.62; Locus of control scale, r= .36; Self-Perception Subscales scholastic competence subscale, r=.38 and social competence subscale, r= .33 |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Crozier, W. (1995). Shyness and self‐esteem in middle childhood. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 65(1), 85-95. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8279.1995.tb01133.x |