Table 1.

Anxiety behavior ratings based on the Behavioral Assessment of Speech Anxiety (BASA).

		Speech anxiety behaviors (BASA)
		Voice	Verbal fluency	Mouth and throat	Facial expression	Arms and hands	Gross bodily movement	Total
Ratings	Rating #1	4.08 ± 0.39	10.66 ± 0.87	4.34 ± 0.38	10.79 ± 0.48	8.87 ± 0.59	1.72 ± 0.31	45.01 ± 2.27
	Rating #2	6.30 ± 0.53	13.12 ± 0.67	6.31 ± 0.45	12.97 ± 0.85	12.92 ± 0.87	1.76 ± 0.31	58.60 ± 2.91
	Rating #3	8.34 ± 0.64	17.60 ± 0.99	4.18 ± 0.39	13.46 ± 0.66	11.18 ± 0.59	1.24 ± 0.27	61.16 ± 2.41
	Average rating	6.24 ± 0.40	13.79 ± 0.63	4.94 ± 0.31	12.41 ± 0.57	10.99 ± 0.55	1.57 ± 0.23	54.92 ± 2.09

Values in cells are means and SEMs. BASA contains 17 ratings of specific behaviors and one overall estimate of anxiety. Each item is rated on a 10-point severity scale (0 = not at all and 9 = strong). The BASA total score is the sum of all the items.