2003/01/01 by Yang Lin, Andrew S. Rancer · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Communication in Education and Healthcare #International Student and Expatriate Challenges #Public Relations and Crisis Communication #Ethnocentrism #Willingness to communicate #Psychology #Intercultural communication #Communication apprehension #Intercultural relations #Social psychology #Apprehension #Pedagogy #Anxiety #Cognitive psychology
paper · doi:10.1080/08824090309388800
openalex publication_date 2003/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This study investigates the relationships between ethnocentrism, intercultural communication apprehension, intercultural willingness‐to‐communicate, and college students' intentions to engage in an intercultural dialogue program. Data collected from a survey of 339 students in a midwestern university were used to test a proposed model. The results show that ethnocentrism and intercultural communication apprehension are related to each other and that intercultural willingness‐to‐communicate is influenced by both ethnocentrism and intercultural communication apprehension. Both ethnocentrism and intercultural willingness‐to‐communicate have a direct influence on students' intentions to engage in an intercultural dialogue program, but intercultural communication apprehension does not directly influence intentions. Implications of these findings are discussed.