Effects of Training with SNS on Alleviating Shyness

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590157
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: Ochanomizu University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAMOTO Akira お茶の水女子大学, 大学院人間文化創成科学研究科, 教授 (00205759)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KATSURA Rui 川村学園女子大学, 文学部, 講師 (60572815) ; KIMURA Fumika 江戸川大学, 社会学部, 講師 (70424083) ; TAJIMA Sachi 東海大学, チャレンジセンター, 講師 (60589480) ; MATSUO Yumi 関東短期大学, こども学科, 講師 (50711628)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: シャイネス / 潜在シャイネス / 初対面行動 / SNS / 事前情報収集

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The relationship between the degree of shyness and behavior at first meetings was investigated. The results indicated that people with high explicit shyness did not have sufficient skills for first meetings and showed emotional responses, such as getting nervous, or losing the composure. Consequently, they did not display active behaviors, such as asking questions, or broadening the scope of the conversation. Based on the above findings, this study collected information in advance, by using SNS of meeting partners, and examined the effect of such information on skills useful for promoting smooth communication at first meetings. The results of experiments indicated that aspects of shyness, such as tension, sensitivity, and lack of self-confidence improved by reading blogs written by meeting partners in advance, through simulating conversations at the first meeting.

Free Research Field

社会心理学