Fear of Negative Evaluation: Differences amongst librarians

The “fear of negative evaluation” (FNE), is a social anxiety construct that affects many workers. This does not necessarily mean that the subject believes they are performing badly, just that they are afraid of having performance evaluated negatively by others. The “Fear of Negative Evaluation” inst...

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Published inLibrary leadership & management Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 1
Main Authors Crawford, Laurel, Leuzinger, Julie, Brannon, Sian, Hamner, Jesse
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Library Association 01.05.2015
Subjects
Academic libraries
Age
Anxiety
Careers
Fear & phobias
Librarians
Library management
Performance appraisal
Psychology
Researchers
Social anxiety
Studies
Supervisors
Variance analysis
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Summary:The “fear of negative evaluation” (FNE), is a social anxiety construct that affects many workers. This does not necessarily mean that the subject believes they are performing badly, just that they are afraid of having performance evaluated negatively by others. The “Fear of Negative Evaluation” instrument created by David Watson and Ronald Friend was used. Results indicate that FNE does exist amongst librarians, more prevalently in women, younger librarians, and those at the beginnings of their career. The paper also offers further information, advice, and suggestions for improving workplaces for those with FNE.
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ISSN:1945-8851
1945-886X
DOI:10.5860/llm.v29i3.7096