People with societal panic disorders frequently have a phobia of public communication. Glossophobia, or the anxiety that occurs when communicating in public, is a fairly widespread condition that impacts approximately seventy percent of the worldwide population (Aljabri, Rashwan, Qasem, Fakeeh, Albeladi et al., 2020) Some individuals experience severe pressure at the likelihood of delivering an oral presentation, while others endure completely developed terror and panic. Glossophobia is prevalent in youthful individuals than in elderly adults, and they may be more widespread in females than in males. Individuals who suffer from glossophobia may want to evade publicly communicating circumstances at all costs, and when compelled to do so, they experience shaking hands and a feeble, whispery voice. This raises the glucose levels, or activity levels, and the blood pressure and pulse rate, which increases blood circulation to the muscles (Aljabri, Rashwan, Qasem, Fakeeh, Albeladi et al., 2020). Glossophobia is usually treated with lifestyle modifications, counseling, and medicines. Relaxation approaches like deep breathing and meditation are frequently suggested.
Kausar Perveen, Yamna Hasan and Abdur Rahman Aleemi of the Department of Sociology at the University of Karachi researched on glossophobia. The study commenced in January 2018 and continued for three months. This study aimed to discover if females experience more tension than males when communicating in public and if learners experience more nervousness when speaking in front of the opposite sex. Furthermore, the research was trying to discover if there is a link between reduced public speaking panic and the adoption of impactful psycho-physiological techniques for learning languages. A total of one hundred and twenty-six undergraduate individuals from the University of Karachi were chosen in an equitable proportion of male and female students (Perveen, Hasan & Aleemi, 2018). The level of fear in public speaking among the male and female participants was determined using a percentage and frequency approach.
The intended participants were undergraduate learners at the University of Karachi, one of the nation’s biggest and most prominent universities. On the foundation of convenient selection, one hundred and twenty-six undergraduate individuals were sampled to participate in the study, with equivalent numbers of males and females (Perveen, Hasan & Aleemi 2018). Participants range in age from eighteen to twenty-two years old. For a comparison examination of tension rates in men and women when speaking in front of members of the different sex, multifactorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. Furthermore, a paired T-test was used to see if psycho-physiological language learning procedures are beneficial in reducing glossophobia (Perveen, Hasan & Aleemi, 2018). When researchers want to compare the differences between two parameters for an identical subject, they utilize a paired t-test. The two parameters in this study were the male and female students.
The data was gathered by a systematic and self-reported questionnaire given to the respondents. The instrument comprised three components, each of which included pre-validated parts from various research. The personal report of public speaking anxiety (PRSPA) approach was employed in the study. This technique was used to assess the participant’s sentiments when communicating in front of an audience of the opposite gender (Mortberg, Jansson-Frojmark, Pettersson & Hennlid-Oredsson, 2018). Another method used to evaluate female and male nervousness levels when presenting in front of a predominantly female or male gathering was a seven-item assessment based on the Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for Psychologists. A nine-item survey was utilized to determine the association between the adaption of psycho-physiological tactics for linguistic acquisition and the reductions in discomfort and fear of publicly communicating (Perveen, Hasan & Aleemi, 2018). All three instruments used a 5-point measure to respond, with answers ranging from strongly agree to disagree strongly.
Approximately thirty-three percent of the 63 male survey participants said they had a relatively significant public speaking phobia. Approximately 29% of the male study respondents experience moderate anxiety, twenty-seven percent have fairly low panic, and 6% have a severe feeling of fear. About five percent of male student respondents said they have no discomfort with public addressing. On the other hand, out of 63 female respondents, 41% have a relatively significant phobia of public communication, thirty-eight percent have moderate anxiety, and 20% have a severe sense of despair. On the other hand, female students did not express relatively low or poor levels of dread of speaking in public (Perveen, Hasan & Aleemi, 2018). As a result, it may be concluded that female learners in Karachi’s university have a greater phobia of the general populace speaking than male students.
The implementation of questionnaires by the researchers for data collection was the best strategy for dealing with the vast number of participants. Questionnaires are preferred survey methodologies since they offer a fast, effective, and low-cost manner to gather large information from huge representative sizes. Such techniques are significant for discovering a participant’s interests, emotions, and perspectives. Researchers would have been able to monitor the respondents’ behavior if they had conducted interviews with them. According to the study, individuals with socially irrational fears, such as glossophobia, have a greater than the standard increased danger of developing depressive symptoms or numerous different anxiousness disorders. This is most likely related to emotions of loneliness that might grow over time.
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Perveen, K., Hasan, Y., & Aleemi, A. R. (2018). Glossophobia: The fear of public speaking in female and male students on University of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, 16(1), 57-70. Web.