Usefulness of Situation-Specific Trait and State Measures of Anxiety

1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas H. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Stress Situation ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety ◽  
Specific Trait

25 high- and 25 low-anxiety prone Ss were exposed to a stress situation involving public speaking. General and situation-specific measures of trait and state anxiety were obtained. Results indicated high correlations between trait and state measures when these measures were related to the specific stress of speaking.

scholarly journals The Comparative Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization and an Integrative Approach in Treating Public Speaking Anxiety: A Literature Review and a Preliminary Investigation

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Rossi ◽  
William J. Seiler
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Comparative Effectiveness ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Systematic Desensitization ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety

An analysis of the literature related to public speaking anxiety (PSA) and various treatments of it are discussed. PSA is a state or situational type of anxiety which can have tremendous effects on those who suffer from it. Two of the major treatments–systematic desensitization (SD) and the integrative approach (IA) are reviewed and then experimentally tested to determine which is the more effective in treating PSA. The results are somewhat inclusive but there is strong evidence to suggest that both SD and IA reduce trait and state anxiety. It was, however, found that IA is more effective in decreasing the symptoms associated with PSA.

An investigation of the causal influence of trait and state anxiety on academic achievement.

1976 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. King ◽  
Darlene L. Heinrich ◽  
Robert S. Stephenson ◽  
Charles D. Spielberger
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Causal Influence ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety

Contagion theory and the communication of public speaking state anxiety

1994 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph R. Behnke ◽  
Chris R. Sawyer ◽  
Paul E. King
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Public Speaking

Trait and State Anxiety before and after Competitive Performance

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1059-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hallgeir Halvari ◽  
Torgrim Gjesme
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Motor Task ◽  
Muscular Activity ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Performance Errors ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety ◽  
Direction Of Movement ◽  
And Performance

33 subjects were tested on competitive trait and state anxiety immediately before and after a competitive motor task of short duration (average performance time of 25 seconds). It required precise coordination of correct muscular activity, timing as well as speed, and physical strength that included explosive shifts in direction of movement. Two types of performance measures were employed, (a) number of errors during the performance and (b) the time it took to complete the motor task. Analysis showed a positive relation between trait anxiety and performance errors when a linear model was applied; however, when a curvilinear model was used, a strong significant U-relationship between errors and precompetition state anxiety emerged. Further, a strong positive linear relation between poststate anxiety and number of performance errors was observed. The results indicate that making errors in performance situations is a critical factor in producing postcompetition state anxiety.

Worry as a function of public speaking state anxiety type

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Addison ◽  
Ele Clay ◽  
Shuang Xie ◽  
Chris R. Sawyer ◽  
Ralph R. Behnke
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Public Speaking
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