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The paper examines shyness and social withdrawal, characteristics that can contribute to weaker coping resources, increased experiences of stress, depressive symptoms and physical illness. The paper describes prevention and intervention efforts that focus on increasing self-esteem, confidence, social self-efficacy and connectedness along with an emphasis on environmental factors such as improved social support and interpersonal relations between parents and children that may result in a decrease of shyness and social withdrawal. The paper concludes that counselors must explore these factors when planning and implementing treatment programs for shy individuals, and that reductions in shyness and social withdrawal contribute to improvements in individuals' physical and mental health.

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"Stress is experienced today to a greater extent by all people, including adults and children. Edwards et al. (2004) investigated the effects that shyness, or level of social interest, had on an individual's coping resources, or their ability to deal with stressful life situations. This researcher especially sought out to empirically examine the relationship between level of social interest and coping skills in young children. Some children, like some adults, demonstrate high resilience levels that protect them from detrimental effects that may incur from exposure to stressful life experiences (Edwards et al., 2004)."

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