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 |