Level of shyness among the adolescents in public and private schools: a comparative study

Abstract

The relationship between level of shyness among the adolescents (13-18 years) in public and private schools were investigated in the present study.120 students studying in different grades including vii, viii, ix, x, xi and xii grades from public and private schools in Islamabad were selected by Random sampling technique. It was hypothesized that level of shyness among the adolescents of private and public school is different. To measure the level of shyness, the McCroskey Shyness scale was administered on the sample. Data was analyzed by applying t-test for independent samples and hypothesis was rejected because there is no significance difference between level of shyness among the public and private schools adolescents. The research presents evidence that there is no impact of schooling system on shyness level of adolescents but shy adolescents are less likely to communicate and participate in classroom activities or ask questions when they need help with schoolwork. They suffer from social anxiety.