Patterns of psychological state anxiety in public speaking as a function of anxiety sensitivity

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 84-94

  Behnke, Ralph R ^a   Sawyer, Chris R ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Narrowband measures; Pattern analysis; Public speaking; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064310281     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370109385616     Document Type: Article

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