Differential relations between heart rate and skin conductance, and public speaking anxiety
Differential relations between heart rate and skin conductance, and public speaking anxiety
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jbtep.2004.04.012
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发表时间:
2004-09-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Barry, RJ
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作者:
Croft, RJ;Gonsalvez, CJ;Barry, RJ
The present pilot study tested whether the lack of consistent findings of relations between autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and non-clinical levels of public speaking anxiety (PSA) can be explained by methodology. An ambulatory protocol was utilised to test whether the interaction of belief structure with each of an undergraduate student speaker's heart rate and skin conductance level predicted state speech anxiety better than their linear summation. Results suggest that in a non-clinical population, the interaction of ANS activity and belief structure is an important determinant of PSA, and may account for variable findings in the literature. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.