The Content Validity of the PRCA-24 as a Measure of Communication Apprehension across Communication Contexts

James C. McCroskey; Michael J. Beatty; Patricia Kearney; Timothy G. Plax

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The Content Validity of the PRCA-24 as a Measure of Communication Apprehension across Communication Contexts

James C. McCroskey, Michael J. Beatty, Patricia Kearney, Timothy G. Plax

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Abstract

Research reported by Porter (1981) and Parks (1980) has raised significant reservations concerning the content validity of the items on the early versions of the PRCA. The present study investigated the content validity of the most recent version of the instrument, PRCA-24. The results of this research indicate that the scores generated by the new instrument are relatively independent of the context-based content of the items employed and are capable of substantially predicting apprehension in a context not represented directly in the items on the new form.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	165-173
Number of pages	9
Journal	Communication Quarterly
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01463378509369595
State	Published - Jun 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Communication apprehension
PRCA
PRCA validity
assertiveness
communication anxiety
communication avoidance
state anxiety
trait anxiety

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Communication

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McCroskey, J. C., Beatty, M. J., Kearney, P., & Plax, T. G. (1985). The Content Validity of the PRCA-24 as a Measure of Communication Apprehension across Communication Contexts. Communication Quarterly, 33(3), 165-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463378509369595

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