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Development of Social Skill Programming for Communication Avoidance and Apprehension

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10610148
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 教育・社会系心理学
Research InstitutionHOKURIKU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SAKAMOTO Masahiro  Hokuriku University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (40130364)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KOSHIKAWA Fusako  Waseda University, Faculty of Literature, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (80234748)
PRIBYL Charles  Hokuriku University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (40267753)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Keywordscommunication apprehension / focus group / thematic analysis / skill deficits / fear of negative evaluation / フォーカス・グループ / 主題分析 / 親近性 / 上下関係 / 良い聞き手
Research Abstract

Recent research on Communication Apprehension (CA) in Japan has focused on understanding the processes and characteristics of the phenomenon on Japanese students. As a result of those effort, a basic understanding of the impact of CA has been achieved. Missing from the picture, however, is an awareness of the underlying causes of CA among Japanese students. The purpose of this research project was to explore in-depth the reasons for the manifestation of CA among Japanese college students. The Japanese Communication Fear Scale (JCFS) was administered to 292 students at a major private university, and a subsample of 23 highly apprehensive students (SD>+1.0) was drawn for participation in a focus group. Using a series of semistructured questions, students discussed the impact of apprehension on their daily lives. All comments were transcribed and subsequently analyzed with a thematic analysis program. Results suggest that highly apprehensive students report suffering from CA mainly as a result of differences in level of familiarity (known versus unknown) and status of the receiver (senior-junior). Potential reasons for increased levels of CA are theorized to be linked to the lack of skill of invention and/or fear of negative evaluation. Directions for future research, including a discussion of which treatment programs may be suitable for treating CA among Japanese populations closed out the research project.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] Sakamoto,M.,: "Departmental differences in communication apprehension as measured by the Japanese Communication Fear Scale (JCFS)" 感情心理学研究. 5・1. 10-24 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Pribyl,C.B.: "Assessing the cross-cultural content validity of the PRCA-24 communication apprehension scale." Japanese Psychological Research. 40・1. 47-53 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 坂本正裕: "コミュニケーション回避研究の歴史と現状" 心理学研究. 68・6. 491-507 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] チャールズ・プリブル: "アメリカにおけるコミュニケーション回避・不安に対する介入プログラムの概要" 早稲田心理学年報. 30・2. 1-9 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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