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Self-efficacy perceptions as mediator on the relationship between students' experience with presenting and their anxiety to present
Brink, Renske S.M. van den (2022) Self-efficacy perceptions as mediator on the relationship between students' experience with presenting and their anxiety to present.
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| Abstract: | Many students from higher educational institutions report that they experience unpleasant levels of anxiety when having to speak publicly. A form of public speaking in which students often engage is giving presentations. However, research on which factors are associated with the anxiety that students face while giving presentations is still scarce. This study aims to find out whether students’ self-efficacy perceptions mediate the relationship between their experience with presenting and the anxiety to present that they encounter. A majority of Dutch and German university students does seem to experience anxiety associated with giving presentations. Overall, more experience with presenting appears to lead to less anxiety, and this is partly explained by the stronger self-efficacy perceptions that are formed through the experiences with presenting. Therefore, incorporating the variable of experience with presenting into public speaking courses or training programs for students could be useful, since it will likely decrease presentation anxiety levels by strengthening their self-efficacy perceptions. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 01 general works |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/90904 |
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