Finds that communication apprehension (CA) was linked to two interpretive styles: it was positively linked to "deficiency focusing" and negatively linked to "envisioning success." Shows that greater preparation was not an effective way of coping with CA. (SR)

Results of research on rhetorical sensitivity suggest that the sensitive person has developed the ability to reach a social context and the others within it and to respond appropriately, while results of research on communication apprehension suggest that high apprehension leads to avoidance of communication situations. If so, then the degree to…

Reports on three studies which investigated whether patterns identified in the general communication apprehension (CA) literature would emerge with regard to employment interviews. Finds that high CAs avoid thinking about interviews, avoid preparing for them, and use a pattern of communicative minimization (few gestures, few words, etc.) in…

Shows that processing demand is an incomplete explanation of receiver apprehension because motivation (the desire to process a message) and the expectation that the receiver will have to reproduce some aspect of the message for inspection by others (evaluation) are also important factors in receiver apprehension. (SR)

Finds a combination of interpersonal communication apprehension and receiver apprehension to be negatively correlated with sexual communication satisfaction in sexually intimate relationships, and that the combination of interpersonal communication apprehension and receiver apprehension was more strongly associated with sexual communication…

A study examined the relationship between communication apprehension and the six learning styles of the Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale (GRSLSS). Data were gathered from 325 undergraduates enrolled in an introductory course in interpersonal communication who completed J. McCroskey's Personal Report of Communication Apprehension…

Examines individual differences among empaneled and excused jurors' responses to a set of personality questionnaires. Finds that empaneled jurors had significantly higher disclosiveness scores, particularly with respect to positive disclosiveness, than excused jurors. Suggests that jury selection is partially a function of personality, rather than…

Finds that students who reported high communication apprehension (CAs) were less willing to communicate, less willing to volunteer, less willing to work with terminally ill patients, and felt less confident about their communication than low CAs, and disclosed less to terminally ill patients than did people in any other circumstance. (SR)

Finds that M. Motley's measurement (in the Performance/Communication Orientation Scale) of "performance orientation" (the presentation must be perfect and will be closely scrutinized by the audience) was not associated with communication apprehension, public speaking anxiety, nor with public self-consciousness, thus proving to be internally…

Finds that self-efficacy shared a significant relationship with communication apprehension (CA) whereas self-worth did not; high CAs rated themselves lower on self-efficacy and self-worth but were viewed equal to low CAs; and high CAs were rated by interaction partners as less attractive, less trustworthy, and less satisfying to interact with than…

Discusses efforts to develop and validate an instrument that could be used to ascertain the motives individuals have for interpersonal communication. Results indicate six prominent motives, namely: (1) pleasure, (2) affection, (3) inclusion, (4) escape, (5) relaxation, and (6) control. (JAD)

Reports on two studies, one in a laboratory setting and one conducted in the field, which offer strong support for the predictive validity of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension in Employment Interviews. Suggests that communication apprehension is an important variable in job interviews. (SR)

Discusses four studies investigating how affective orientation (AO) relates to other communication constructs and behavior: (1) the development of the AO measure; (2) assessment of construct validity; (3) association with communication production; and (4) ways high versus low affectively oriented communicators differ in their recall and…

Assesses the construct and concurrent validity of the Reticence Scale, a 24-item self-report measure. Compares it to other established measures and to open-ended responses to a set of questions. Finds satisfactory support for its construct and concurrent validity. Finds high correlations between dimensions of the Reticence Scale and the open-ended…

Shows that, for students in a basic communication class, communication competence increased and communication apprehension decreased, and communication competence with strangers increased and communication apprehension in groups decreased. Shows that high apprehensive and low competence students experienced greater changes in their scores than did…