Sensitivity to punishment and explanatory style as predictors of public speaking state anxiety

Communication Education

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-285

  Kopecky, Courtney C ^a   Sawyer, Chris R ^a   Behnke, Ralph R ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanatory style; Sensitivity to punishment; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 4944240092     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0363452042000265206     Document Type: Review

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