Reappraising the Relationship Between Interview Anxiety and Performance Outcome in a Computer-Mediated Setting

Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Jun 2024

Reappraising the Relationship Between Interview Anxiety and Performance Outcome in a Computer-Mediated Setting

Archana Shrivastava ; Shradha Kabra ; Meera Kapoor

Abstract

By adapting methods used to measure anxiety in physical employment interview, this study in the first stage identifies levels of anxiety induced in a computer-mediated interview setting. In the second stage, the study examines the mediating role of practice interview process in reducing interview anxiety and explores the moderating effects of gender and prior work experience on the relationship between remote interview anxiety and performance outcome. It utilizes partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the direct and mediation effect based on 245 responses received from job aspirants. As in a physical interview, anxiety in a remote situation is related to one’s level of preparation and perception of interviewing self-efficacy. The results reveal a significant positive effect of preparation satisfaction on self-efficacy perception of interview performance and significant negative effect of self-efficacy perception and preparation satisfaction on remote interview anxiety. Practice-interview process significantly mediated the performance outcome; however, the moderating effect of gender and work experience was found to be insignificant. Practical implications: Findings from this study have far-reaching implications for educators and professionals working toward mitigating anxiety during the employment selection processes in computer-mediated setting.

Journal: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
Published: 2024-06-01
DOI: 10.1177/23294906231160672
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Topics: multimodality

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