Performance and interaction anxiety: specific relationships with other- and self-evaluation concerns.
This study examines whether performance anxiety (PA) is specifically associated with other-evaluation concerns and interaction anxiety (IA) with self-evaluation concerns. Individuals with public speaking fears and high levels of PA or IA were distinguishable from nonanxious controls on measures taken during a public speaking challenge. In addition, high PA individuals exhibited more observer-rated negative speech characteristics in an Other-Evaluation condition compared to a Self-Evaluation condition, but high IA individuals and nonanxious individuals did not. These results provide some evidence for the distinctiveness of these dimensions of social anxiety.
Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
Julie N
JN
Hook
David P
DP
Valentiner
Jill
J
Connelly
D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014741:Video Recording