UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF SHYNESS IN TURKISH CONTEXT: DIMENSIONS AND ITS OUTCOMES

Shyness is one of the important factors affecting interpersonal relationships. For this reason, it has been one of the important study subjects. In particular, some studies have been conducted on cultural differences in terms of the definition and emergence of the concept of shyness. Considering the cultural differences in the conceptualization of shyness, it is seen that there are some differences between societies. This study aimed to understand the concept of shyness in Turkiye society and to develop a scale by revealing possible situations that cause shyness. In order to understand the concept of shyness and to determine the factors that cause shyness, open-ended questions were asked to a total of 147 participants from 3 different groups (rural, urban and shy people). The data collected from the participants were evaluated using the MAXQDA, and the results of the qualitative study were evaluated.