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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Trait anxiety, experience, and the public speaking state responses of Finnish university students
Maili Pörhöläsubject
Communicationmedia_common.quotation_subjectCognitionDevelopmental psychologyPublic speakingState (polity)TraitmedicineAnxietyTrait anxietymedicine.symptomPsychologymedia_commonEducational systemsdescription
This study focuses on the public speaking state responses among 47 Finnish subjects. Cognitive, behavioral, and physiological components of stale‐responses were investigated in relation to speakers’ trait communication anxiety and amount of previous experience speaking in public. Trait communication anxiety was found to correlate significantly with the cognitive aspect of state response, whereas amount of previous experience was found to be reflected in subjects’ heart rates. Characteristics of the Finnish speech culture and educational system are discussed when interpreting the results.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-01 | Communication Research Reports |