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Internet and World Wide Web Usage in an Institution of Higher Learning
Published in Cleborne D. Maddux, D. LaMont Johnson, The Web in Higher Education: Assessing the Impact and Fulfilling the Potential, 2021
From the perspectives of Diffusion Theory and Activity Theory, if Internet tools do not make communication easier for the user, then all the training in the world will not turn a resister into an adopter. Fishman (1997) found a significant negative relationship between written communication apprehension and the use of Usenet newsgroups among students who were using a combination of CMC tools in a mediated learning environment. Moreover, electronic communication is perceived by some learners to be more reflective than spoken interaction. "The very act of assembling one's thoughts and articulating them in writing for a [computer] conference audience appears to involve deeper cognitive processing" (Berge, 1997, p. 10). This is a factor that the Internet Task Force found in the 1995 interviews. It also showed up as the Factor 3 in the 1995 survey factor analysis.
Overview of Communication Skills
Published in Harvey M. Rappaport, Kelly S. Straker, Tracy S. Hunter, Joseph F. Roy, The Guidebook for Patient Counseling, 2020
Harvey M. Rappaport, Kelly S. Straker, Tracy S. Hunter, Joseph F. Roy
Fear of not being in control of a communication situation is another attitude barrier. This communication apprehension impairs a pharmacist’s willingness to talk to patients for fear of making a mistake. Typically these fears are blown out of proportion in the pharmacist’s mind, and when the situation is confronted, it usually turns out better than expected. The pharmacist’s attitude towards dispensing versus counseling can also stymie good communication. Those who perceive dispensing to be more important than counseling will communicate less and eventually less effectively. Many pharmacists believe that talking with patients is not their job. Finally, many believe that patients neither expect nor want to be counseled.
Chronic GI Disorders
Published in Andrea Kohn Maikovich-Fong, Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Pain, 2019
Perhaps more importantly, IBS overlaps considerably with both panic and agoraphobia and with social anxiety (Gros, Antony, McCabe & Swinson, 2009). Many IBS patients develop catastrophic distortions about the social and occupational implications of their GI symptoms (Hunt, Ertel, Coello & Rodriguez, 2014a). For example, they become acutely self-conscious about the possibility of their gut rumbling or gurgling in public, of flatulence, or of drawing attention to themselves if they need to exit a meeting or interrupt a car ride in order to use a bathroom. Similar to individuals with social anxiety disorder, they overestimate the degree to which others are noticing and judging such behaviors. Indeed, there is evidence that IBS patients do not even talk openly with intimate partners and family members about their experiences with IBS for fear of embarrassment and humiliation, and that communication apprehension and topic avoidance are correlated with more severe GI symptoms and pain (Bevan, 2009).
Predicting Social Support Exchanging Among Male Homosexuals Who are HIV-Positive in Social Media Context: The Role of Online Self-Disclosure
Published in Journal of Homosexuality, 2022
Social support interventions could be more effective in the computer-mediated environments than in the offline world, given that new media technologies have introduced substantial new opportunities for interactivity in the absence of human interaction. Both theoretical (Cassell, Jackson, & Cheuvront, 1998) and empirical (e.g., Hawkins, Shapiro, & Fagan, 2010; Tate, Jackvony, & Wing, 2006) literature demonstrate that interactivity plays a crucial role in eHealth efficacy and health behavior change. Interactivity online mimics the experience of real-world interpersonal communication. In addition to resembling the traditional face-to-face sources of social support, computer-mediated environments such as online support groups and communities also offer individuals with stigmatized illness increased anonymity that leads them to feel less judged about their health conditions and enable them to self-disclose sensitive information (Parker & Thorson, 2009, p. 249). The very limited individual difference cues in online environments can also reduce communication apprehension in terms of initiating communication with others. Taken together, the interactivity, anonymity, and non-judgmental nature of the Internet-mediated social support seem to have the potential to benefit people living with chronic illness (Coursaris & Liu, 2009; Mo & Coulson, 2008; Oh & Lee, 2012). For instance, study of Hwang et al. (2010) on an Internet weight loss community found that social support within the community not only helped members cope with being overweight but also empowered them to perform behaviors that directly led to weight loss.
“I don’t want to be a patient”: Peer mentoring partnership fosters communication for autistic university students
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2020
C. Thompson, J. McDonald, T. Kidd, T. Falkmer, S. Bölte, S. Girdler
Situational Communication Apprehension Measure (SCAM) [72]. The SCAM measures state communication apprehension in a specific context and is a 20-item measure requiring participants to rate each item on a 7-point Likert scale [72]. The SCAM requires participants to rate how they felt when they interacted with someone offering a supervisory capacity. The SCAM was modified to fit the university setting. The SCAM has an estimated internal consistency of rtt = 0.85–0.90 [73]. The SCAM has demonstrated construct and criterion validity [73]. Higher scores indicate increasing levels of communication apprehension.
Situational speaking anxiety in adults who stutter
Published in Speech, Language and Hearing, 2019
Janine Diehl, Michael P. Robb, John G. Lewis, Tika Ormond
Horowitz (2002) stated that communication apprehension is a complex phenomenon that has three main components (1) physiological, (2) behavioural and (3) cognitive. The physiological process is marked by changes in neural chemistry. The behavioural process is exhibited as a fight-or-flight response. The cognitive process is a chronic dislike of speaking and negative perception about a present or impending interaction with an individual. Thus, the absence of a strong physiological response found in the present study does not diminish the likelihood of a behavioural or cognitive response.