Age and sex differences in willingness to communicate,communication apprehension,and self‐perceived competence

Age and sex differences in willingness to communicate (WTC), communication apprehension, and self‐perceived communication competence were examined using three age cohorts of participants drawn from junior high, high school, and university student populations. Results indicate that junior high females are higher in WTC than their male counterparts and females at the university level are higher in communication apprehension and lower in self‐perceived competence than are male university students. Communication apprehension and self‐perceived competence show a consistent negative relationship that does not vary with age or sex in the present sample. The degree to which communication apprehension arid self‐perceived competence predict WTC varies with age and sex. In all three age cohorts, communication apprehension is a significant predictor of WTC among women. Among men, self‐perceived competence emerges as a significant predictor of WTC in all three age groups.     

Setting up a first website for society publications

A co-operative project between the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers and Queen's University, Belfast, supported by the Electronic Libraries Programme, was set up to create a website and host the publications of five learned societies on an experimental basis. In the light of the experience gained, societies who have not taken the first steps in providing electronic services for their members and subscribers are offered advice on the structure, setup, and service requirements for their first website.