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. 2002;60(1):37-49.
doi: 10.1016/s0301-0511(02)00008-x.

Anticipatory autonomic response to a public speaking task in women: the role of trait anxiety

Esperanza Gonzalez-Bono  1 , Luis Moya-Albiol, Alicia Salvador, Eduvigis Carrillo, Jorge Ricarte, Jesus Gomez-Amor
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Anticipatory autonomic response to a public speaking task in women: the role of trait anxiety

Esperanza Gonzalez-Bono et al. Biol Psychol. 2002.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study anticipatory autonomic responses their relationship to trait anxiety. Twenty-three women prepared an evaluated speech (S-condition) and 22 women an evaluated essay (W-condition). Heart rate (HR), finger pulse volume (FPV) and skin conductance were recorded before, during and after preparation of the task and during task performance; state-anxiety was evaluated before and after the task. In the total sample, state-anxiety was higher in the S- than in W-condition and this anxiety increase was accompanied by FPV reductions. However, when the sample was split according to trait anxiety scores, HR during preparation and increases of state-anxiety were greater in S- than W-condition in only in high-anxious women. Results suggest that specificity of anticipatory HR response to a public speaking task in women is moderated by cognitive anxiety.

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