Communication apprehension in the interview setting

Communication apprehension in the interview setting

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Main Author: Resnick, Jeffrey Charles
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 1980
Subjects:
interviewer
anxiety
eye contact
personal space
interviewee
APPREHENSION
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101999977
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu11019999772021-08-03T05:49:29Z Communication apprehension in the interview setting Resnick, Jeffrey Charles interviewer anxiety eye contact personal space interviewee APPREHENSION An empirical study was undertaken to investigate the debilitating effect of communication apprehension in the interview setting (According to McCroskey (1977 b) Communication apprehension is “an anxiety syndrome associated with real or anticipated communication with another person or persons (p. 27-38). This study attempts to point out certain verbal and nonverbal activities which an interviewer typically engages in that can lead to heightened apprehensiveness on the interviewee’s part. Once an interviewer becomes aware of these activities, he/she can then seek to eliminate these negative behaviors. 60 students were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups. Group1, was subjected to sustained eye contact; Group2, was subjected to interruptions; Group3 was subjected to personal space invasions and the final group was the control group that was not subjected to any of the above mentioned activities. The experimenter hypothesized that those subjects that were exposed to sustained eye contact, personal space violations, or interruptions would exhibit a higher anxiety level but the results were not statistically significant... 1980 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101999977 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101999977 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic interviewer
anxiety
eye contact
personal space
interviewee
APPREHENSION
spellingShingle interviewer
anxiety
eye contact
personal space
interviewee
APPREHENSION
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Communication apprehension in the interview setting
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