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About the author
Mark R. Leary, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. His research focuses on the processes by which people think about and evaluate themselves; the effects of self-reflection on emotion and psychological well-being; and how people are influenced by concerns about how they are perceived and evaluated by others. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and a recipient of the Lifetime Career Award from the International Society for Self and Identity. Dr. Leary was the founding editor of the journal
Self and Identity and is currently Editor of
Personality and Social Psychology Review.
Robin Mark Kowalski, PhD, has taught at Wake Forest University and Western Carolina University, where she is currently Assistant Professor of Psychology. Her research interests include social anxiety, social psychological factors in health and illness, gender and aggression, and complaining. Her research on complaining has received national attention, including an appearance on NBC's Today Show.
Summary
Why does social anxiety occur, and why are some people more prone to it than others? Drawing on work on personality and social psychology, this book provides an overview of research into anxiety, shyness and embarrassment that are often the
