The Effects of Writing Apprehension on Message Encoding

Dij.ferences were found between high apprehensive and low apprehensive writers in rate, verbal qualification and rating of message quality. as measured by self report instruments, is factorially separate from a variety of other, somewhat similar, variables such as trait anxiety, oral communication apprehension (stagefright), and receiver a n ~ i e t y . ~ It is inversely related to various self-concept and self-esteem mea,There is increasing evidence for the sures as well as ratings of self comexistence of an individual difference petence.10 No significant associations appear between apprehension of writing among people in their feelings toward