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A psychophysiological study of state and trait anxiety in public speaking

Ralph R. Behnke Professor and Chairman of the Department of Speech Communication, Texas Christian University
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Larry W. Carlile Assistant Professor of Speech, Northwest Missouri State University
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Douglas H. Lamb Assistant Professor of Psychology, Illinois State University
Pages 249-253 | Published online: 22 May 2009

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AmberN. Finn, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2009) A Model of Anxious Arousal for Public Speaking. Communication Education 58:3, pages 417-432.
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KayB. Harris, Chris R. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2006) Predicting Speech State Anxiety from Trait Anxiety, Reactivity, and Situational Influences. Communication Quarterly 54:2, pages 213-226.
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PaulL. Witt, KennariaC. Brown, JamesB. Roberts, Jessica Weisel, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2006) Somatic Anxiety Patterns Before, During, and After Giving a Public Speech. Southern Communication Journal 71:1, pages 87-100.
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PaulE. King & RalphR. Behnke. (2004) Patterns of state anxiety in listening performance. Southern Communication Journal 70:1, pages 72-80.
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JamesB. Roberts, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2004) A neurological representation of speech state anxiety: Mapping salivary cortisol levels of public speakers. Western Journal of Communication 68:2, pages 219-231.
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NaomiR. Horvath, MyrnaN. Moss, Shuang Xie, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2004) Evaluation sensitivity and physical sensations of stress as components of public speaking state anxiety. Southern Communication Journal 69:2, pages 173-181.
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AmberN. Finn, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2003) Audience‐perceived anxiety patterns of public speakers. Communication Quarterly 51:4, pages 470-481.
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Penny Addison, Ele Clay, Shuang Xie, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2003) Worry as a function of public speaking state anxiety type. Communication Reports 16:2, pages 125-131.
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ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2002) Behavioral inhibition and the communication of public speaking state anxiety. Western Journal of Communication 66:4, pages 412-422.
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Maili Pörhölä. (2002) Arousal Styles during Public Speaking. Communication Education 51:4, pages 420-438.
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ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (2002) Reduction in public speaking state anxiety during performance as a function of sensitization processes. Communication Quarterly 50:1, pages 110-121.
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RalphR. Behnke & ChrisR. Sawyer. (2001) Public speaking arousal as a function of anticipatory activation and autonomic reactivity. Communication Reports 14:2, pages 73-85.
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Lega’K. Strain, ChrisR. Sawyer, Ralph Behnke & PaulE. King. (2001) Public speaking state anxiety and anxiety sensitivity as predictors of self‐perceived speaker competence. Communication Research Reports 18:2, pages 174-181.
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JasonS. Wrench & JamesC. McCroskey. (2001) A temperamental understanding of humor communication and exhilaratability. Communication Quarterly 49:2, pages 142-159.
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RalphR. Behnke & ChrisR. Sawyer. (1999) Milestones of anticipatory public speaking anxiety. Communication Education 48:2, pages 165-172.
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ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (1999) State anxiety patterns for public speaking and the behavior inhibition system. Communication Reports 12:1, pages 33-41.
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RalphR. Behnke & ChrisR. Sawyer. (1999) Public speaking procrastination as a correlate of public speaking communication apprehension and self‐perceived public speaking competence. Communication Research Reports 16:1, pages 40-47.
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JenniferD. Mladenka, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (1998) Anxiety sensitivity and speech trait anxiety as predictors of state anxiety during public speaking. Communication Quarterly 46:4, pages 417-429.
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RalphR. Behnke & ChrisR. Sawyer. (1998) Conceptualizing speech anxiety as a dynamic trait. Southern Communication Journal 63:2, pages 160-168.
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Terri Freeman, ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (1998) Differences in anticipatory anxiety and adaptation rate as a function of affect management strategy. Communication Research Reports 15:1, pages 17-26.
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Maili Pörhölä. (1997) Trait anxiety, experience, and the public speaking state responses of Finnish university students. Communication Research Reports 14:3, pages 367-384.
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Maili Porhölä, Pekka Isotalus & Tiina Ovaskainen. (1993) Communication‐elicited arousal in public speaking, small group and dyadic contexts: Comparisons of change in heart rate. Communication Research Reports 10:1, pages 29-37.
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Marianne Martini, RalphR. Behnke & PaulE. King. (1992) The communication of public speaking anxiety: Perceptions of Asian and American speakers. Communication Quarterly 40:3, pages 279-288.
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CharlesH. Tardy, MichaelT. Allen, WalterR. Thompson & MarkR. Leary. (1991) Social anxiety and cardiovascular responses to interpersonal communication. Southern Communication Journal 57:1, pages 25-34.
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ChrisR. Sawyer & RalphR. Behnke. (1990) The role of self‐monitoring processes in the communication of public speaking anxiety. Communication Reports 3:2, pages 70-74.
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RalphR. Behnke, ChrisR. Sawyer & PaulE. King. (1987) The communication of public speaking anxiety. Communication Education 36:2, pages 138-141.
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Steven Booth‐Butterfield & Malloy Gould. (1986) The communication anxiety inventory: Validation of state‐and context‐communication apprehension. Communication Quarterly 34:2, pages 194-205.
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Dan O'Hair, MichaelJ. Cody & RalphR. Behnke. (1985) Communication apprehension and vocal stress as indices of deception. Western Journal of Speech Communication 49:4, pages 286-300.
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MichaelJ. Beatty & GregoryS. Andriate. (1985) Communication apprehension and general anxiety in the prediction of public speaking anxiety. Communication Quarterly 33:3, pages 174-184.
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JamesC. McCroskey & MichaelJ. Beatty. (1984) Communication apprehension and accumulated communication state anxiety experiences: A research note. Communication Monographs 51:1, pages 79-84.
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WilliamE. Rickert$suffix/text()$suffix/text(), RalphR. Behnke, MichaelJ. Beatty & Ted Colson. (1983) Research. Literature in Performance 3:2, pages 104-107.
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RalphR. Behnke & MichaelJ. Beatty. (1981) A cognitive‐physiological model of speech anxiety. Communication Monographs 48:2, pages 158-163.
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RalphR. Behnke, MichaelJ. Beatty & JamesT. Kitchens. (1978) Cognitively‐experienced speech anxiety as a predictor of trembling. Western Journal of Speech Communication 42:4, pages 270-275.
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LarryW. Carlile, RalphR. Behnke & JamesT. Kitchens. (1977) A psychological pattern of anxiety in public speaking. Communication Quarterly 25:4, pages 44-46.
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Rodney J Croft, Craig J Gonsalvez, Joanne Gander, Lisa Lechem & Robert J Barry. (2004) Differential relations between heart rate and skin conductance, and public speaking anxiety. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 35:3, pages 259-271.
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MICHAEL J. BEATTY & RALPH R. BEHNKE. (1991) Effects of Public Speaking Trait Anxiety and Intensity of Speaking Task on Heart Rate During Performance. Human Communication Research 18:2, pages 147-176.
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