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Raha Hassan

PhD candidate, McMaster University

Raha Hassan is a PhD candidate in the clinical psychology programme at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Her research focuses on the influence of temperament including shyness and self-regulation on social, emotional and psychological adjustment in childhood.

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Written by Raha Hassan

A child in a blue silk coat with a golden motif stands by a railway line, half-hidden behind an adult in similar attire.

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Childhood shyness can be advantageous – don’t pathologise it

Given their cautious vigilance, shy children are more likely to detect social threats and anticipate how events will unfold

by Raha Hassan & Kristie Poole