Communication apprehension among postgraduate students of Punjab

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dc.contributor.advisorMittal Gupta, Ritu
dc.contributor.authorDanu, Nikita
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-04T12:05:40Z
dc.date.available2024-03-04T12:05:40Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe study entitled “Communication apprehension among postgraduate students of Punjab” was undertaken to study the oral and written communication apprehension among postgraduate students and identify the factors affecting the level of communication apprehension. Data was collected through questionnaire from 200 postgraduate students drawn from four oldest and well-established universities of Punjab state. It was found that majority of students had moderate level of oral communication apprehension (OCA) in English as well as in mother tongue. Half of the students had moderate level of written communication apprehension (WCA) in English whereas in mother tongue, more than half of the students had moderate level. Nearly half of the students had high level of overall communication apprehension followed closely by moderate level. There was no gender difference in overall communication apprehension. The study reported that methodological factors followed by psychological factors were the most affecting factors. Therefore, these factors should be considered to reduce communication apprehension in higher education. The findings of the study revealed that there was negative and significant relation of participation in sports and cultural activities with overall communication apprehension. All the psychological, social, cognitive and methodological factors affecting communication apprehension were significantly and positively corelated with all kinds of communication apprehension irrespective of the language. Hence it is recommended that more communication opportunities should be provided to students and focus should be laid upon the overall development of student’s personality in order to decrease their apprehension.
dc.identifier.citationDanu, Nikita (2024). Communication apprehension among postgraduate students of Punjab (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810207371
dc.keywordsApprehension
dc.keywordscommunication
dc.keywordsoral communication apprehension
dc.keywordswritten communication apprehension.
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages89
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University
dc.research.problemCommunication apprehension among postgraduate students of Punjab
dc.subHome Science Extension Education
dc.themeCommunication apprehension among postgraduate students of Punjab
dc.these.typeM.Sc
dc.titleCommunication apprehension among postgraduate students of Punjab
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