Thus, despite anxiety differences found by condition and group differences revealed in expectations for the speech and speech related concers, these effects were not evident in the subjects' performance. It is imporatant to note, however, that no inter-rater reliability checks were conducted on audience ratings. The present study has important implications. It appears that there are methods that can effectively tap into perfectionists' maladaptive thought processes which typically have a detrimental effect on their performance. As revealed by our results, HCM individuals who received cognitive restructuring were given an effective coping mechanism which may have helped reduce their speech related anxiety.
Future research is necessary to clarify the mechanisms which produced the present data.
Mean Ratings of Speech Related Concerns.