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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Moderating Effects of Self-Esteem on the Relationship between Communication Anxiety and Academic Performance among Female Health College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Nisreen Al Awaji, Uzma Zaidi, Salwa S Awad, Nouf Alroqaiba, Monira I Aldhahi, Hadeel Alsaleh, Shahnaz Akil, Eman M Mortada

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nisreen Al AwajiDepartment of Health Communication Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1853-0398
Uzma ZaidiDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-2082
Salwa S AwadDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf AlroqaibaDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Monira I AldhahiDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5255-4860
Hadeel AlsalehDepartment of Health Communication Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Shahnaz AkilDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3256-4543
Eman M MortadaDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8660-4299
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SAKarolinska Institutet · SE

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Abstract

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.

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Academic PerformanceCOVID-19AnxietyCommunicationCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPandemicsSelf ConceptStudentsacademic achievementcommunication apprehensionCOVID-19female health sciences studentsself-esteem

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PMID36360835
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