Relationship between shyness and attitude of people towards seeking professional psychological help among university students

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between shyness and the attitude of people towards seeking professional psychological help among university students. Moreover, study variables were examined with respect to various demographic such as (age, gender, education, socio economic status, parental status and marital status). Sample (N = 200) was comprised of university students (boys & girls) from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with age range of 19 -30 years. The data was collected by using convenient sampling technique. The major construct of the study was assessed by Attitude of people Seeking Professional Psychological help (Fischer and Farina, 1995) and Shyness Scale (Cheek & Melichor). Findings of the main study indicated that shyness is negatively co-related with attitude of people seeking professional psychological help among university students. Further, results on gender difference revealed that men are high on shyness as well as attitude of people towards seeking professional psychological help, while women are low on shyness and have positive attitude towards seeking psychological help. Moreover, significant differences were found on gender, education level and socio- economic status ill relation to study variables. Future implications of the study were also discussed.