Performance and interaction anxiety: specific relationships with other- and self-evaluation concerns |
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| Authors: | Julie N Hook Jill Connelly |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology , Northern Illinois University , DeKalb , IL , USA;2. Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. , Lutz , FL , USA;3. Department of Psychology , Northern Illinois University , DeKalb , IL , USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examines whether performance anxiety (PA) is specifically associated with other-evaluation concerns and interaction anxiety (IA) with self-evaluation concerns. Individuals with public speaking fears and high levels of PA or IA were distinguishable from nonanxious controls on measures taken during a public speaking challenge. In addition, high PA individuals exhibited more observer-rated negative speech characteristics in an Other-Evaluation condition compared to a Self-Evaluation condition, but high IA individuals and nonanxious individuals did not. These results provide some evidence for the distinctiveness of these dimensions of social anxiety. |
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| Keywords: | social anxiety performance anxiety interaction anxiety speech behavior |
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