Raha Hassan, Western University

Research

first-generation immigrant temperament social development cognitive development peers social cognition acculturation school

Latest papers

What Do We Think of Shy Adults? Influence of One's Own Shyness and Sociability
Journal of Personality · 2026 · senior author
Caring Too Much or Too Little? Relations Among Motivations for Social Withdrawal, Empathy, and Prosociality in Emerging Adulthood
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · 2025 · senior author
Generational Trends in Children’s Shyness: Does COVID-19 Matter?
Child Psychiatry and Human Development · 2025

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Temperamental and cognitive contributors to first-generation immigrant children's social functioning in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$37,412

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

What Do We Think of Shy Adults? Influence of One's Own Shyness and Sociability

Lacroix PJ, Sangha R, Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Hassan R

Journal of Personality2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jopy.70020

02

Caring Too Much or Too Little? Relations Among Motivations for Social Withdrawal, Empathy, and Prosociality in Emerging Adulthood

Scott R, Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Hassan R

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology20253 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1111/sjop.13116

03

Generational Trends in Children’s Shyness: Does COVID-19 Matter?

Schmidt LA, Brook CA, Hassan R, Kong X, MacGowan TL, Poole KL, Theall LA, Jetha MK

Child Psychiatry and Human Development20251 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-025-01862-y

04

A dyadic investigation of shy children's behavioral and affective responses to delivering a speech

Hassan R, Schmidt LA

Developmental Science20242 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/desc.13558

Temperamental and cognitive contributors to first-generation immigrant children's social functioning in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hassan, Raha

Keywords: first-generation immigrant; temperament; social development; cognitive development; peers; social cognition; acculturation; school; elementary school; adjustment

$37,412

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Psychology

Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Louis Schmidt

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Taigan MacGowan

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: first-generation immigrant Dear Professor Hassan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "What Do We Think of Shy Adults? Influence of One's Own Shyness and Sociability" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Temperamental and cognitive contributors to first-generation immigrant children's social functioning in Canada" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]