Is a lack of cerebral hemisphere dominance a risk factor for social “conflictedness”? Mixed-handedness in shyness and sociability

Recent evidence suggests that a combination of shyness and sociability is associated with distinct behavioral and psychophysiological correlates at rest and in response to social stress and may be a risk factor for developmental psychopathology in children and illicit substance use in adolescents and young adults. Using the Cheek and Buss (1981) measurement model on the relative independence of shyness and sociability as a theoretical platform, …