__________________________________________________________________ ɎɈРɍɆ ɆɈɅɈȾЫɏ ɍЧȿɇЫɏ №6(22) forum-nauka.ru ɍȾɄ 159.9.072.432 Kristina A. Zasedateleva Student Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Communicative Studies Kuban State University Russia, Krasnodar Polina E. Sergienko Student Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Communicative Studies Kuban State University Russia, Krasnodar Scientific adviser: Tatiana V. Volkodav Ph.D., MA in Pedagogy and Psychology, associate professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology Kuban State University Russia, Krasnodar SHY PEOPLE AND THEIR LIFE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS Abstract. The article is devoted to the research problem of shyness in interpersonal communication on the basis of the research of the scholars at Kuban State University, attended by N = 150 respondents (F=100, M=50) aged from 18 to 25 years old, using the Russian version of the SHYQ-Henderson / Zimbardo questionnaire (2017). The aim of our research is to study the personal characteristics of shy students in order to explain how social networks help them to solve the problem of shyness. Shyness doesn't necessarily equate to being introverted or not liking yourself. In this regard, we put forward the following tasks: to study the causes of shyness; to study the personality characteristics of shy people; to reveal the influence of shyness on a person. Key words: shyness, students, social networks, relationships, self-doubt.