The present study showed the Shyness and Alcohol Survey was moderately reliable for 178 college students (69 women, 109 men), aged 17 to 36 yr. The survey had been developed to measure shyness and the extent to which alcohol was used to reduce shyness of college students. Analyses of data suggest possible revisions of this scale.
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