The Effects of Video Feedback on Students’ Evaluations of Self

Abstract

Self‐viewing is one of the most anxiety provoking features of social skills training (SST), and a facet of training about which comparatively little is known. In general terms, the major purpose of this study was to make a contribution to the knowledge and understanding of the self‐viewing process. In specific terms, the aim was to map out empirically the type and range of self‐evaluative comments made by students following a period of self‐viewing on Closed Circuit Television. A content analysis schemata was devised to classify free‐ranging statements collected from the subjects by means of self‐evaluation reports. Results showed that students significantly increased the number of positive and decreased the number of negative and internal statements following SST. No differences emerged between males and females in self‐statement responses.

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C. Saunders

Christine Saunders began her teaching career in Scotland in 1960, and continued teaching in both England and Northern Ireland until 1972. In 1973 she obtained a Diploma in Advanced Studies in Education at the New University of Ulster and followed this with an M.Phil, in Education. She was research officer in Education at the Ulster Polytechnic until 1978 whereupon she became a lecturer in the Department of Communication. She has published a number of articles, papers, book chapters and a book on interpersonal communication.

O. Hargie

Owen Hargie graduated in Psychology from Queen's University, Belfast, and completed a Diploma in Education before lecturing in Further Education. He then obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from the University of Ulster. He was lecturer and senior lecturer at Ulster Polytechnic and senior lecturer and Head of the Social Skills Centre at the University of Ulster. He is now Head of the Department of Communication. He has published numerous articles, papers, book chapters and books on interpersonal communication. .