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Self-reports and peer-ratings of shyness and assertiveness

High school students (N=336 ; 67% females) were asked to assess themselves and their peers on questionnaire measuring shyness and assertiveness (Zarevski & Vukosav, 1997). Factor analysis clearly differentiates self-reports on these constructs. Peer-ratings show less clear differentiation between shyness and assertiveness and presence of a strong halo-effect. Namely, the ratio between 1st and 2nd Eigen value extracted from correlation matrix with items measuring shyness and assertiveness is much greater for peer-ratings than for self-reports (in female sample variances explained by first two principal components for peer reports were 23% : 6% and for self-reports 14% : 10% for males respective values were 27% : 7% and 14% : 7%). The strong halo-effect in peer-ratings is also reflected in high internal homogeneity. Correlations between self-ratings and peer-ratings are higher for shyness (rfemale=.37, rmale =.35) than assertiveness (rfemale =.31, rmale = .20). It remains unclear wheather is this primarily the result of better psychometric qualities of shyness scale or the fact that it might be easier to observe shyness more accurately than assertiveness.

self-reports; peer-ratings; shyness; assertiveness; halo effect

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