This thesis examines the affect the psychological variables of shyness, self-esteem and social self-efficacy have on students levels of social functioning. Social functioning occurs when an individual interacts with other individuals and carries out social role behaviours connected to individual or chosen social positions. Hypotheses that the researcher considered were that shy, low self-esteem, low social self-efficacy individuals have poor social skills and thus low levels of social functioning. Also considered was, that there was a difference between year of study and gender and levels of...