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Yes it seems to be. It is one of the big five personality traits.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits)

Also, introversion does not imply shyness, awkwardness or fear of social situations.

A better way to describe introversion would be to say that social interaction drains energy from an introvert, but gives energy to an extrovert.

This is because introverts are probably processing social interactions more deeply than extroverts.




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