Attentional shifting, but not focusing, significantly moderates the effect of speech anxiety on judged quality¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

Reading the evidence codes

q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q3 i? When attentional shifting was the moderator, the ACS-PRCS interaction on judged quality was significant (b = .14, t(56) = 2.15, p = .04). → Jones Christopher R. 2012 q3 i? When attentional focusing was the moderator, the interaction fell slightly short of significance (b = .09, t(56) = 1.75, p = .08). → Jones Christopher R. 2012 (2)

Evidence¶

Jones Christopher R. 2012¶

Jones Christopher R., Fazio Russell H., Vasey Michael W. (2012). Attentional Control Buffers the Effect of Public Speaking Anxiety on Performance. Social Psychological and Personality Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611430166

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Supplementary regression in the Results section using ACS shifting-subscale scores as moderator of PRCS on judged speech quality in the same 61-participant sample. The interaction was significant, "b = .14, t(56) = 2.15, p = .04", and of the same form as the full-ACS interaction.

"When attentional shifting was treated as the moderator the interaction was significant: b = .14, t(56) = 2.15, p = .04."

Jones Christopher R. 2012 (2)¶

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Parallel regression in the Results section using ACS focusing-subscale scores as moderator. The interaction was of the same form but "fell slightly short of statistical significance: b = .09, t(56) = 1.75, p = .08", indicating the moderating effect was more reliable for the shifting subscale.

"When attentional focusing was treated as the moderator, the interaction between attentional focusing and PRCS predicting judged quality fell slightly short of statistical significance: b = .09, t(56) = 1.75, p = .08."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Academic Anxiety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Public speaking anxiety is associated with poorer judged speech performance only among individuals low in attentional control — a broader claim this one bears on
Speech length mediates the anxiety-to-judged-quality link only for individuals low in attentional control — related
Greater public speaking anxiety correlates with shorter and more poorly received speeches — related

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`title`	`Attentional shifting, but not focusing, significantly moderates the effect of speech anxiety on judged quality`
`description`	`Attentional shifting, but not focusing, significantly moderates the effect of speech anxiety on judged quality`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`weak`
`newest_evidence`	`2012`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-17`
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`sources`	2 — `jones-christopher-r-2012`, `jones-christopher-r-2012-2`

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