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McCroskey, James C.; and others – Speech Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling Effectiveness, Group Counseling, Public Speaking
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1977
Discusses study results indicating that self-esteem and communication apprehension are negatively related. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; Richmond, Virginia P. – Communication Quarterly, 1977
Provides research data supporting the hypothesis that communication apprehension is negatively related to the amount of self-disclosure. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C. – Communication Education, 1977
Contends that communication apprehension in the classroom results in reduced student communication and significantly reduced learning as measured by grades, overall average, and standardized achievement tests. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Communication, Communication Problems, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedSorensen, Gail; McCroskey, James C. – Communication Monographs, 1977
Arrives at the conclusion that the relationships between personality/communication apprehension and interaction behavior in small groups are heavily influenced by previous history of the group (zero-history versus intact). Cautions against generalizing results from studies involving zero-history groups. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Group Dynamics, Group Status
Peer reviewedDaly, John A.; McCroskey, James C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
Communication apprehension, the apprehension an individual has about interpersonal communication, was hypothesized to affect both the perceived desirability of a number of occupations and the actual job choice made by subjects. Both hypotheses received support. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C. – Human Communication Research, 1977
Defines communication apprehension as "an individual's level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons", and summarizes research and theory in this specialized area of human communication. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1985
Findings strongly support the content validity of the 24 items included in the instrument to measure communication apprehension. (PD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, College Students, Communication Apprehension
McCroskey, James C. – Speech Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Skills, Desensitization
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; Andersen, Janis F. – Human Communication Research, 1976
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; McVetta, Rod W. – Communication Education, 1978
Investigates student preferences for style of classroom seating arrangements (traditional straightrow, horseshoe, and modular) and concludes that seating preferences are influenced by both course attractiveness and student communication apprehension level. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design
McCroskey, James C. – Speech Monographs, 1970
Discusses the development of several self-report measures of communication apprehension; included are lists of the test items employed. (SW)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; Daly, John A. – Human Communication Research, 1976
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Skills
PDF pending restorationMcCroskey, James C. – 1976
"Communication apprehension" is a broad-based fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons. The purpose of this paper, the fifth in a series of five dealing with communication reticence is to speculate on the causes, correlates, and effects of communication apprehension. The…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Counseling Theories
Download full textMcCroskey, James C.; McVetta, Rod W. – 1978
A study surveyed 972 college students for their preferences in classroom arrangement (tradition straight-row, horseshoe, and modular) and their seating preferences within each style. Results indicated that students' arrangement preferences are influenced by both attractiveness of the course and the individual student's communication apprehension…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design
