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The purpose of this study was to validate the Korean version of the Revised Cheek-Buss Shyness scale, which measures the shyness of individuals. A total of 320 online panels were recruited. We conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on half of the randomly selected data and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the remaining half. According to the EFA results, the K-RCBS had a 7-item two-factor (circumscribed shyness, general shyness) structure. As a result of CFA, the two-factor model showed a suitable model fit. The K-RCBS had good reliability validity and adequate convergent/concurrent validity. The findings suggested that the K-RCBS could contribute to identifying the structure of shyness and enhance the reliability and validity of research on shyness. Future research will need to confirm the validity of the inverse scoring item of the K-RCBS and identify the cultural characteristics of shyness.
