The relation between public speaking anxiety and social anxiety: A review

Abstract This article reviewed the literature on public speaking anxiety in the context of social phobia subtyping. In total, 18 empirical studies on subtype issues related to public speaking anxiety were analyzed. Results of the reviewed studies are discussed in relation to their research method, t...

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Published in:Journal of anxiety disorders 2009-04, Vol.23 (3), p.305-313
Main Authors: Blöte, Anke W, Kint, Marcia J.W, Miers, Anne C, Westenberg, P. Michiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Medical sciences
Phobia
Phobic Disorders - diagnosis
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public speaking anxiety
Social Phobia
Speech
Subtypes
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Summary:Abstract This article reviewed the literature on public speaking anxiety in the context of social phobia subtyping. In total, 18 empirical studies on subtype issues related to public speaking anxiety were analyzed. Results of the reviewed studies are discussed in relation to their research method, that is, whether it focused on qualitative or quantitative aspects of subtype differences and whether it used a clinical or community sample. Evidence supported the premise that public speaking anxiety is a distinct subtype, qualitatively and quantitatively different from other subtypes of social phobia. The significance of this finding for social phobia studies using speech tasks to assess participants’ state anxiety and behavioral performance is discussed.
ISSN:0887-6185
1873-7897
DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.11.007