Abstract
Participation is considered a positive student classroom behavior that can also create a face-threatening classroom climate that may be alleviated through interpersonal relationships with the instructor. Participants (N = 189) categorized as low apprehensives perceived less face threat and more face support when participating; moderate apprehensives had similar perceptions and communication behaviors to high apprehensives; rapport was negatively related to face threats and participation anxiety, and positively related to face support and participation; and face support was the only significant predictor of students' participation for low and moderate apprehensives, while instructor communication did not predict participation for highly apprehensive students.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-123 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Communication Education |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Face Support
- Face Threat
- Participation
- Rapport
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Education
- Language and Linguistics