American and Swedish Children's Apprehension about Communication: A Comparative Study

Watson, Arden K.; Monroe, Eula Ewing; Atterstrom, Hans

doi:10.2466/pms.1984.59.3.917

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Researchers have found that CA negatively impacts communication in all of these contexts (Richmond & McCroskey, 1995). Not surprisingly, individuals with high CA are less likely to engage in a variety of social situations, often not doing so because they feel they lack the communication competence necessary to communicate successfully (Watson, Monroe, & Atterstrom, 1984). Also, the more often an individual encounters a particular communication experience, such as public speaking or group discussions, the less CA they experience (Pedersen, Tkachuk, & Allen, 2008).…”

Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and Validation of the Communication Apprehension About Death Scale

Carmack

DeGroot

2016

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Two studies ( N = 621) were conducted to develop and initially validate the Communication Apprehension About Death Scale (CADS). In Study 1, 302 general public participants completed a preliminary list of 66 items. An exploratory factor analysis identified two distinct dimensions of communication apprehension about death: communication anxiety and communication avoidance. A different group of participants ( n = 319) participated in Study 2. Participants in Study 2 completed the CADS measure, a fear of death measure, and a general communication apprehension measure. Concurrent validity support was provided through the significant positive correlations between communication apprehension about death and fear of death as well as communication apprehension about death and general communication apprehension. Collectively, the results suggest that the CADS is a reliable and valid self-report measure of communication apprehension about death. We conclude with a discussion of the findings as well as future directions needed to more critically examine CADS.

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Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and Validation of the Communication Apprehension About Death Scale

Carmack

DeGroot

2016

Omega (Westport)

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“…A further scrutiny of the results indicated that the two groups' participants did not represent a variation in the degree of their CA. This result was in contrast to Watson and his colleagues' research findings who found that Swedish children were more apprehensive than American students (Watson et al, 1984(Watson et al, , 1989. The reason for this contrast was assumed to be the age differences of the participants in the studies.…”

Section: Communication Variables In L1 Wtccontrasting

confidence: 85%

“…McCroskey et al (1990) studied communication behaviour in primary school students. However, Watson et al (1984Watson et al ( , 1989 studied communication in college students.…”

Section: Communication Variables In L1 Wtcmentioning

confidence: 99%

Turkish EFL teacher trainees' willingness to communicate in English

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“…Research has shown that individuals with high levels of CA are perceived as less popular or attractive than individuals with lower levels of CA (McCroskey, 1977). Also, individuals with high levels of CA are less likely to engage in social situations, because it makes them inadequate (Watson, Monroe, & Atterstrom, 1984). Bourhis and Allen (1992) found a negative relationship between CA and measures of cognitive performance.…”

Section: Communication Apprehensionmentioning

confidence: 99%