Open AccessAssessing the cross‐cultural content validity of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension scale (PRCA‐24)[Note 1. This study was supported by special research grants from ...]
Author(s) -
Pribyl Charles B.,
Keaten James A.,
Sakamoto Masahiro,
Koshikawa Fusako
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5884.00074
Subject(s) - communication apprehension , popularity , apprehension , psychology , scale (ratio) , content validity , social psychology , developmental psychology , psychometrics , anxiety , cognitive psychology , geography , cartography , psychiatry
Despite its popularity in the USA, the most common communication apprehension (CA) measurement scale, the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension scale (PRCA‐24), has been used in just three studies in Japan. Further, validity analyses have not been reported for Japanese samples. This article attempts to analyze the content validity of the PRCA‐24 on Japanese college students. Results indicate that the PRCA‐24 may be of use in determining some, but not all, types of CA among Japanese students. Suggestions for future CA research in Japan are offered.