NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Lili Zhang; Yu Zhang – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2018
Although most people acknowledge the importance of interactions in class, it is commonly seen some students still rarely actively participate in face-to-face interactions, especially those from a Confucian cultural background. Previous research focused on many factors to understand this phenomenon, yet social anxiousness has not been given enough…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Public Colleges, Classroom Communication
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Seibold, David R.; Thompson, Teresa L. – Human Communication Research, 1978
Describes a study exploring the efficacy of disclosure as a stigma management strategy in normal-stigmatized interactions. Path analysis of the data indicates a process leading from uncertainty, tension, and attraction to acceptance/rejection, as expected. Findings are discussed in terms of stigma attributions and relational development. (JMF)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Smith, Mary John; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1981
Examines the quality of communicative interaction and task performance among younger and older women in relation to conversation distance and density. Results indicate that older persons exhibit positive communication behaviors in response to spatial intrusions while younger subjects show the negative, compensatory withdrawal behaviors normally…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, College Students, Communication Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the relationships between power, gender, and mode of conflict management in superior/subordinate relationships; (2) the interaction processes of groups with varying levels of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research
Perlmutter, Kenneth B. – 1978
The effects of a training manual designed to decrease dating discomfort and increase social skills were investigated. Males (n=22) who saw themselves as socially anxious and lacking in social and dating skills volunteered to take part in a program designed to increase dating frequency, communication skills, and comfort in male-female interactions.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, College Students
McCroskey, James C.; McVetta, Rod W. – 1978
A study surveyed 972 college students for their preferences in classroom arrangement (tradition straight-row, horseshoe, and modular) and their seating preferences within each style. Results indicated that students' arrangement preferences are influenced by both attractiveness of the course and the individual student's communication apprehension…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design
Knapp, Mark L.; And Others – 1973
Lying and interpersonal manipulation seem to be in the communicational and behavioral repertory of all people, yet little scientific data are known about these phenomena. Deception and Machiavellianism in interpersonal verbal and nonverbal communication can be observed through content and interaction analysis as manifest in visible and audible…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Body Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Oriented Programs