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Download full textAmbler, Bob; Elkins, Mike – 1986
A study sought to affirm the previously established relationship between irrational beliefs and communication apprehension. Four hundred and fifty-four subjects completed an Irrational Beliefs Test (IBT) and all 24 questions of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) test. Results support the hypothesis that students high in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems
Pearson, Judy C. – 1980
A study was undertaken to determine the relationship between assertiveness and communication apprehension by examining common factors that exist between the items on the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension. The two instruments were administered to students at a large midwestern university. Responses…
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems
Watson, Arden K.; And Others – 1986
A cross-cultural study was undertaken to examine levels of communication apprehension reported by five- to eleven-year-old subjects in the United States and Sweden. The approach was twofold: the examination of elementary age subjects and the use of their native language. The Personal Report of Communication Fear was administered to 186 males and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Communication Apprehension
Gorcyca, Diane A.; Leonard, Jessica G.; Cronk, Brian C.; Olesen, Kirsten B. – 1997
Comparisons were conducted to assess the impact of levels of communication apprehension (CA) on students in a traditional hybrid basic course against students placed in freshmen interest group (FIG) settings. This investigation assessed the impact of the FIG classroom at an open admissions 4-year college on reduction of communication apprehension…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research
