Shyness Associations With Approach/Avoidance Behaviors in Emerging Adulthood: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence Differs for Women and Men

Previous research has shown that shyness is a risk factor for poor socio-emotional outcomes, although not all shy adults develop these problematic behaviors. Emotional intelligence (EI) may be one explanatory factor that helps facilitate adaptive social behaviors and buffers against developing internalizing behaviors in some shy individuals. Accordingly, this study investigated whether EI moderated the relation between shyness and social …