Understanding the Concept of Shyness in Turkish Context

Authors : Ahmet Temel, Cemşafak Çukur

Pages : 676-692

Doi:10.36362/gumus.1362838

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Publication Date : 2024-10-08

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Emotions are considered very important in interpersonal relationships. Shyness, one of the self-conscious emotions, is also one of the important factors affecting interpersonal relationships. For this reason, shyness has become one of the important subjects of study. 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 seems that there are some differences between societies. At the same time, these differences regarding shyness may change over time. Therefore, individuals\' opinions are considered very important in order to better understand these differences. This study aims to understand the concept of shyness in Turkish society and to reveal 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 (people living in rural areas, people living in cities and shy people). The data collected from the participants were determined by using the MAXQDA analysis program and themes related to shyness were determined and the qualitative study results were evaluated
Keywords : Türkiye toplumu, utangaçlık, kültür, duygu

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