01531nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653000900118653002100127653002000148653002300168653001300191100003900204700003200243700003100275245007500306300001200381490000700393520087300400022001401273020001401287       2015                            d  c07/2015bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aFear10apersonal factors10apublic speaking10arelational factors10aStudents1 aCristina María García Fernández1 aFco. Javier Herruzo Cabrera1 aAntonio Félix Raya Trenas00aThe fear of public speaking in a Spanish sample of university students  a157-1670 v213 aThe new demands of the European Higher Education Area on students have stimulated the development of stressful tasks that can generate anxiety in students, as is the case of oral presentations. Despite the numerous studies on this topic, few national studies have focused on university students after the implementation of European Credit Transfer System. The aim of this study is to find out the factors that may be linked to this phenomenon. A sample of 200 university students completed the Audience Anxiousness Scale, the Assertiveness Scale and the Inventory of Situations and Responses of Anxiety. The regression analyses showed a strong relationship between assertiveness and interpersonal anxiety, and fear of public speaking. The findings highlight the importance of social skills and behavior management as protective factors against public speaking anxiety.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437