Somatic anxiety patterns before, during, and after giving a public speech

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-100

  Witt, Paul L ^a   Brown, Kennaria C ^b   Roberts, James B ^c   Weisel, Jessica ^d   Sawyer, Chris R ^a   Behnke, Ralph R ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Department of Geology and Environmental Science   (United States)

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EID: 73049116439     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417940500503555     Document Type: Article

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