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Peer reviewedLevine, Timothy R.; McCroskey, James C. – Communication Monographs, 1990
Tests three rival measurement models of a common measure of trait communication apprehension, the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24). Finds that the second-order factor model better fits the data in terms of conceptual implications, psychometric properties, and empirical evidence than the linear, unidimensional model or the…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Download full textMcDowell, Earl E. – 1994
Although previous research has explored the differences between Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA) scores and Receiver Apprehension Test (RAT) scores, no studies have focused on the relationship between PRCA scores, RAT scores, and Telephone Apprehension Inventory (TAI) scores for the United States and Australia. A study…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Campbell, D. Gail – 1995
A study on basic speech assessment replicated an earlier one except that in place of the CCAI and the Competent Speaker form, the Self-Perceived Public Speaking Competency Scale (SPPSC) was used. Also, 2 randomly selected control groups of students were added to the research design: one consisting of 62 students who had not taken speech and were…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1985
Results indicate that (1) Puerto Rican college students are much less apprehensive about communication in their native language than are U.S. students; and (2) apprehension in a first language is a much better predictor of apprehension in a second language than is self-perceived competence in that second language. (PD)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
Peer reviewedBeatty, Michael; Andriate, Gregory S. – Communication Quarterly, 1985
Results indicated that at the outset of a semester public speaking course, the PRCA-24 and the general anxiety measure predicted the anxiety experienced by college students with equal power, but by the end of the semester the PRCA-24 was clearly superior in predicting self-reported anxiety. (PD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
Peer reviewedWatson, Arden K.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1989
Explores levels of communication apprehension reported by 5- to 11-year-old children in the United States and Sweden. Suggests significant amounts of apprehension develop and increase in early years and indicates the need for research and educational efforts with children and communication apprehension. (SR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
Gorcyca, Diane A.; Leonard, Jessica G.; Cronk, Brian C.; Olesen, Kirsten B. – 1997
Comparisons were conducted to assess the impact of levels of communication apprehension (CA) on students in a traditional hybrid basic course against students placed in freshmen interest group (FIG) settings. This investigation assessed the impact of the FIG classroom at an open admissions 4-year college on reduction of communication apprehension…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research
