Communication apprehension and willingness to listen in nursing education

Emory, Jan; Kippenbrock, Thomas; Lee, Peggy; Miller, Michael T.; Reimers, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.09.004

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“…Developing communication skills for nursing students is critical and necessary . The safety of patients at all stages of care depends on optimal communication by the interdisciplinary team.…”

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“…Patient care requirements emphasize the need for nurses to work in collaboration with others and to communicate effectively to make informed decisions to promote positive patient outcomes. Communication is recognized as an indispensable part of safe and quality nursing care worldwide . Studies show that miscommunication reduces the patient's compliance with the treatment plan and leads to misunderstandings, problems with the health care team, lack of care, and reduced patient satisfaction.…”

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Social media usage and alexithymia in nursing students

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İbrahimoğlu

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Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: To determine the relationship between social media usage characteristics and alexithymia in nursing students.Design and methods: The study was conducted with 272 nursing students between November and December 2018 in Turkey. Data were collected using an information form to determine the sociodemographic and social media usage characteristics of the students, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.Findings: According to the results of this study, nursing students use Instagram the most. As time spent on social media increases, the alexithymia score increases and students have difficulty recognizing their feelings.Practice implications: As the use of social media by nursing students affects their mental process and behavior patterns, the results of social media applications, which witness a wide range of feelings, thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors, should be included in the nursing curriculum. K E Y W O R D S alexithymia, computer communication, nursing, social media 1 | INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The use of computer-mediated communication is becoming widespread and preferred over face-to-face communication. 1 With the beginning of Facebook use in 2006, this process has gained speed, and social media is currently used for education, communication, and entertainment purposes. 2,3 Social networking sites, such as Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, help users stay in touch with friends and family, discover what is happening in the world, and express what is important to them. Social media is a platform for information exchange and an environment that enables users to establish new relationships or protect existing ones. 4,5As a result of the widespread use of the internet and smartphones, individuals can share information and images instantly without time and space restrictions. Although this feature has many positive effects on individuals, such as communication, self-expression, socialization, positive self-esteem, globalization, and feelings of well-being, studies show that it can also lead to psychological problems. 5,6 Using social media leads to compulsive use behaviors and causes mental and physical problems, 7,8 addiction, 2,9,10 stress, 11,12 and alexithymia. 9,10,13 Alexithymia (also referred to as "emotional deafness") is a condition in which individuals lack the ability to perceive their own and other people's feelings. 14 Used for the first time by Sifneos in 1973, the term refers to a psychological structure characterized by difficulty in understanding, defining, and expressing one's own feelings. 12 Researchers have reported that alexithymia leads to a lack of empathy and anxiety, 10,13,15 compulsive behaviors, and interrupts interpersonal relationships. 9Due to the increase of internet and social media usage, researchers have examined the alexithymia behavior characteristics of users. 9,13 Alexithymia is characterized by a reduced capacity to define, analyze, and express emotions and restricted imagination. 16 These characteristics lead to difficulties in differentiating and evaluating the emot...

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Social media usage and alexithymia in nursing students

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İbrahimoğlu

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et al. 2020

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“…Much of CA literature in the field of instructional communication and education focused on students and inservice teachers. The former examined student anxiety in communicating in front of public including experiences, causes, and resolutions [1], [4], [9], [11], [12]. The latter discussed the importance of developing a teacher measurement scale to better assess student's CA [2].…”

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“…A large and ever growing body of literature demonstrates that Communication Apprehension (CA) is fundamental to instructional communication [1]- [5] including in the discipline of language teaching [6]- [9] and those of business [10], maritime [11], and nursing education [12]. There is also a clear evidence indicating that CA is strongly associated with how people cope with anxiety to communicate in front of public.…”

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“…The former entails individuals who originated from a minor ethnic group may experience CA twice as much as the dominant ones. Within the country of Singapore, Malay immigrants for instance prove service teachers as the research participants [1], [2], [27], [4], [5], [7]- [12]. This literary review aims to provide structure to the scholarly literature by examining published studies on coping CA that include communication interventions from students and teachers.…”

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“It’s Pre-Service Teacher’s Time”: Shifting the Focus of Communication Apprehension (CA) Research

Tandyonomanu¹,

Tsuroyya²,

Dewi³

2019

Proceedings of the Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Conference (SoSHEC 2019)

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Anxiety to communicate in front of public is significantly associated with how individuals cope with and adjust to the stress of apprehension. Studies across multiple disciplines have investigated connections among Communication Apprehension (CA), instructional communication (e.g. language and various discipline applications), coping strategies (e.g. computer-mediated communication features), and psychological behaviors (e.g. introvert and extrovert traits). However, there has not been yet a systematic review of this discourse to date. This study explored 23 research articles and summarized how CA and coping tend to focus much on students and little to teachers, particularly pre-service ones. The exposure on students includes CA profile, demographics, causes, and remedy approaches. Communication scholars contribute to innovation of reducing CA level using computer-mediated communication. Yet, face-to-face interactions might potentially decrease pre-service teacher's CA level taking into account his cultural background and power which he would exercise to boost his confidence. Further research on this particular topic is worth investigating in the future.

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