Department of Health Communication Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 27;19(21):13960. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192113960.
Unprecedented quarantine due to COVID-19 exposes individuals to withdraw from face-to-face interactions, which may influence communication and self-esteem (SE). Therefore, the overarching aims of this study are to examine the communication apprehension levels among female college students, and thus to investigate the moderating role of self-esteem on the relationship between communication apprehension and academic achievement. In this cross-sectional study, 287 female college students completed the survey, which was circulated through email. The survey included the following questionnaires: General Health Characteristics, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and Personal Report of Communication Apprehension Scale. The results showed that 28.2% of participants were categorized as having a high level of communication apprehension, and only 9.8% had a low level of communication apprehension. The SE reported an overall score of 24.3 ± 2.14, indicating a high self-esteem level among students. The students' grade point average (GPA) was positively correlated with SE. However, self-esteem as a moderator variable had no significant effect on the relationships between all predictors and GPA. The finding of the study highlights the need to implement different strategies to enhance students' group discussions, meetings, and interpersonal communication to ensure the best learning outcomes. Future studies are required to investigate gender-based disparities in the relationship between communication apprehension and SE.
由于 COVID-19 而实施的前所未有的隔离措施使个人无法进行面对面的互动，这可能会影响沟通和自尊（SE）。因此，本研究的主要目的是检查女大学生的交流恐惧水平，并研究自尊对交流恐惧与学业成绩之间关系的调节作用。在这项横断面研究中，287 名女大学生通过电子邮件完成了调查。调查包括以下问卷：一般健康特征、罗森伯格自尊量表和个人报告的交流恐惧量表。结果显示，28.2%的参与者被归类为具有高度交流恐惧，只有 9.8%的参与者具有低度交流恐惧。自尊报告的总体得分为 24.3±2.14，表明学生的自尊水平较高。学生的平均绩点（GPA）与自尊呈正相关。然而，作为一个调节变量，自尊对所有预测因素与 GPA 之间的关系没有显著影响。该研究的发现强调了需要实施不同的策略来增强学生的小组讨论、会议和人际交往能力，以确保最佳的学习成果。需要进一步的研究来调查交流恐惧和自尊之间关系中的性别差异。
