Reduction of fear arousal in young adults with speech anxiety through elicitation of positive emotions

A research study was conducted to examine Fredricksonâ s Broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions in a speech anxious sample of undergraduate students. Experimental elicitation of positive emotions has previously been shown to speed cardiovascular recovery, increase attention, and broaden thou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hannesdottir, Dagmar Kristin
Other Authors: Psychology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28941
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09112007-171749/