Shyness Mindset Scale (SMS)

The Shyness Mindset Scale (Valentiner et al., 2011) is an open-source 4-item measure of perceptions about social interaction and competence as well as specific beliefs regarding shyness in social settings. This measure was developed in the context of a study that applied mindset theory to the domain of inhibited social behavior using a sample of 93 incoming college freshmen. It was adapted from Dweck's work on mindset for intelligence (Hong, Chiu, Dweck, Lin, & Wan, 1999).

Content

Domains
Relationship Skills,
Self Awareness,
Self Management,
Social Awareness
Subdomain

Shyness, Fixed/Growth Mindset

Grades
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
4 items
Administration
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Use in Research

Valentiner, D. P., Jencius, S., Jarek, E., Gier-Lonsway, S. L., & McGrath, P. B. (2013). Pre-treatment shyness mindset predicts less reduction of social anxiety during exposure therapy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27(3), 267–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.02.013

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References

Valentiner, D. P., Mounts, N. S., Durik, A. M., & Gier-Lonsway, S. L. (2011). Shyness mindset: Applying mindset theory to the domain of inhibited social behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(8), 1174-1179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.021

National Comparison
No
Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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