The Relationship of Communication Apprehension to Communication Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Mike; Bourhis, John
Titel	The Relationship of Communication Apprehension to Communication Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.
Quelle	(1995), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Communication Apprehension; Communication Problems; Communication Research; Communication Skills; Higher Education; Literature Reviews; Meta Analysis; Speech Communication; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsbarriere; Kommunikationsforschung; Kommunikationsstil; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse
Abstract	Communication apprehension (CA) refers to a family of related terms: (a) reticence, (b) shyness, (c) unwillingness to communicate; and (d) stage fright. One pervasive but not totally substantiated assumption in current literature is the relationship between the level of communication apprehension and the level of communication skill demonstrated by an individual. The contemporary undergraduate communication curriculum often emphasizes training in communication to improve the communication skills of students. A study using meta-analysis as a method examined the relationship between CA and communication skill level by investigating the outcomes reported in a broad range of studies in the field of communication. Thirty studies (from computer searches on ERIC and Psyclit, and from examination of several bibliographies for manuscripts) met the selection criteria and were included in the overall analysis. The average correlation was positive and the sample was heterogeneous. This finding suggests that a moderator exists and that the average correlation represents an average across studies that differs by something other than sampling error. Basically, the impact of CA increases as the selection procedures become more rigorous. The impact demonstrates that a "superb" speaker (past three standard deviations) could be expected to be more than eight times more likely to be low in CA than high in CA. There is still a need for additional summaries of available literature examining the impact of CA on various communication outcomes. (Three tables of data are included. Contains 61 references.) (TB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC