Minority Groups and Communication Apprehension An investigation of Kurdistan-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Minority Groups and Communication Apprehension An investigation of Kurdistan

Published:2017-03-10 Issue:1 Volume:17 Page:1-18
ISSN:1404-1634
Container-title:Journal of Intercultural Communication
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Short-container-title:J. inc. comm

Author:

Rahmani Diyako,Croucher Stephen M.

Abstract

This study explores communication apprehension among the Iranian Kurdish minority group. Based on a sample of 157 self-administered surveys, the study investigates the relative communication apprehension (CA) score of Iranian Kurds and the influence of sex, age, and education on CA. Results revealed Kurds are relatively less apprehensive than many other cultures. It was also revealed that women have significantly higher levels of dyadic, public, and total CA. Moreover, all CA contexts (dyadic, groups, meeting, and public) and total CA tended to increase after grade 9 and decrease after completing high school. Age however, only had a modest effect on meeting CA. The findings propose higher levels of social encounters reduce the amount of CA among Kurds. Implications, limitations, and areas of future research are posited.

Publisher

International Collaboration for Research and Publications

Subject

Communication,Cultural Studies,Strategy and Management,Education,Linguistics and Language,Gender Studies,Public Administration

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