Examining the Effect of Exposure Therapy on Public Speaking State Anxiety
Examining the Effect of Exposure Therapy on Public Speaking State Anxiety
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DOI：
10.1080/03634520802450549
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Schrodt, Paul
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作者：
Finn, Amber;Sawyer, Chris;Schrodt, Paul
提高在公共场合演讲的自信通常被认为是学习基础交际课程的大学生的一个主要好处。一些学者报告说，初学者的状态焦虑在表演中逐渐下降，这种现象被称为会话内习惯化。然而，从一次演讲到下一次演讲，或者在两次演讲之间的习惯化，这些短期的恐惧减少对信心发展的贡献仍然未知。目前的研究考察了在基础课程的公共演讲表演中，短暂的反复暴露在观众面前，作为一种创造习惯的策略。140名参加必修演讲表演课程的本科生参加了一项准实验研究，其中课程实验室部分作为完整组。结果与Foa的情绪加工理论基本一致。最后，提出了基础课程教学的启示和未来研究的建议。
Increased public speaking confidence is often cited as a major benefit for undergraduates taking the basic communication course. Several scholars have reported that the state anxiety of novice speakers declines progressively during performance, a phenomenon called within-session habituation. However, the contributions of these short-term reductions in fear to the development of confidence from one speech to the next, or between-sessions habituation, remain unknown. The current study examines brief repeated exposure to audiences as a strategy for creating habituation during public speaking performances in the basic course. One hundred forty undergraduate students enrolled in a required speech performance course participated in a quasi-experimental study in which course lab sections served as intact groups. Results were generally consistent with Foa's emotional processing theory. Implications for basic course pedagogy and suggestions for future research in this area are advanced.