What factors determine whether a person becomes extroverted or introverted?
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I’d say mostly life experiences, then up-bringing and even genetics.
If a young person has mostly positive interactions with people in the outside world, that will reinforce sociability. If mostly negative, they will retreat inside themselves.
If a person is raised in a bad household, with a parent telling their kids to trust no one, etc… It can set those children’s world view in a negative light.
If genetics play a role in autism and psychiatric disorders, then regardless of parental influence, regardless of social interactions, this person may be permanently introverted.
As a side note: I went to public schools and when a kid came in from a religious school or a military academy, I noticed that they went wild for a few months. I formulated the “Compressed Spring” theory: too much stress caused the teenager to compress, like a spring. When allowed the freedom found in public schools, that spring expanded–ovet expanded (drug use excessive, wild behavior excessive). Eventually they would find an even keel, in most cases.
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