Social anxiety can be seen as a form of social submissiveness, thus signaling to the others a low social status and limiting ‘social damage”.
DOES BEING AFRAID OF UNFAMILIAR PLACES/PEOPLE AS A CHILD PREDICT LATER DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ANXIETY?
Children with behavioral inhibition are often uncomfortable in novel situations, are afraid of strangers, and do not interact with their environment. This inhibited temperament puts them at risk for social anxiety in adulthood