Propensity to Blush

Abstract

Preceding chapters have sought to identify circumstances that elicit a blush, the mechanisms that are involved and implications for the blusher and others present. Nevertheless, while the blush is a ubiquitous phenomenon, some people believe that they blush more often or more intensely than others do, and for many this creates problems so troublesome that they seek professional help. Individual differences in tendency to blush are typically assessed by means of self-report questionnaire, and three approaches to the construction of such questionnaires are now briefly described.