A model of anxious arousal for public speaking

Communication Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-432

  Finn, Amber N ^a   Sawyer, Chris R ^a   Behnke, Ralph R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anxious arousal; Physiological reactivity; Public speaking; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449558668     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520802268891     Document Type: Article

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