Measures of shyness, self-esteem, and creativity were administered to 64 preschool children. Correlational analyses indicated a positive relation between self-esteem and creativity, and a negative relation between shyness and creativity. Analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) indicated that the relation between shyness and creativity continued to exist after self-esteem was covaried. Suggestions are made for future research examining the contributions of social style and social competence to young children's creative potential.
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Kemple et al. (1996) studied this question.