A model for reducing organizational communication apprehension based on sex & years of work

Sex and the years of work in communication apprehension, political behavior and self-esteem were examined using the three years of work of cohorts of participants drawn from five or less, ۵-۱۵ and ۱۵ or above populations. Results indicate that females with five or less years of work are higher communication apprehension than their males. Also, female at ۱۵ or above are higher in political behavior and lower in self-esteem than their males counterparts. Political behavior and self-esteem show a consistent negative relationship that doesn’t vary with the years of work or sex in the present sample. The degree to which political behavior and self-esteem predict communication apprehension varies with the years of work and sex. In all three years of work, political behavior and self-esteem are significant predictors of communication apprehension among women and men respectively.

کلیدواژه ها:

Communications ، Political skills ، Communication apprehension ، Self –esteem.