The Effects of Stress Inoculation Training and Skills Training on the Treatment of Speech Anxiety
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Imagination, Cognition and Personality
- Vol. 12 (4) , 355-366
- https://doi.org/10.2190/n6tk-ar8q-l4e9-0rj0
Abstract
Stress Inoculation Training (SIT), Skills Training and Combination Training were compared to a control condition in the treatment of public speaking anxiety. Speech anxious university students were randomly assigned to one of four groups. Anxiety was measured by self-reports and a behavioral measure. S's in all conditions (N = 73) gave a pretreatment and post-treatment speech and at one month follow-up, completed self-report measures. Subjects in all treatments improved between pretreatment and follow-up on the Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker. However, only those in the Skills group decreased their anxious behavior between pretreatment and post-treatment. Trial effects were found for the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale and the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. Implications are discussed.Keywords
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