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How to make a good first impression when socially anxious

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dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Melissa
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-07T16:22:18Z
dc.date.available2024-05-07T16:22:18Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractMaking a good first impression is integral to forming and maintaining relationships, which affect nearly every aspect of one's life. Whether interviewing for a job or meeting a partner's friends and family, making positive first impressions can significantly improve one's quality of life. Research shows that social anxiety impedes a person's ability to make a good first impression. Wherein appearing anxious (i.e., tense, fidgeting, unstable vocal pitch) can cause a person to come across as less desirable, more submissive, detached, and less expressive. Social anxiety also contributes to one's negative interpretation of their impressions on others, further perpetuating this fear. However, there are specific strategies that can help people conquer social anxiety and make better first impressions. By creating self-distance (e.g., non-first-person self-talk, reflecting as if watching a stranger), focusing on others (e.g., learning about others, performing acts of kindness), and increasing self-expression, one can decrease social anxiety and make better first impressions.
dc.identifier.citationNielsen, M. (2023). How to make a good first impression when socially anxious. MacEwan University Student EJournal, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.31542/gt6x6v30
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.31542/gt6x6v30
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3557
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
dc.subjectsocial anxiety
dc.subjectmanagement
dc.titleHow to make a good first impression when socially anxiousen
dc.typeStudent Article

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