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Validity of the PRCA as an index of oral communication apprehension

McCroskey, James C.·1978·Communication Monographs

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This paper reviews the research which has employed the PRCA to measure the construct of oral communication apprehension. It is concluded that the PRCA is a reliable and valid measure of that construct.

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Authors: McCroskey, J. C.
Affiliations: West Virginia University (US)
Corresponding author: McCroskey, James C.
Venue: Communication Monographs
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 1978-08
Volume: 45
Issue: 3
Pages: 192-203
ISSN: 0363-7751 (ISSN-L)
1479-5787
DOI: 10.1080/03637757809375965
OpenAlex: W2006089454
Cited by: 371
References: 27
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 25.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Communication Monographs (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Communication in Education and Healthcare
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: oral communication apprehension, speaking anxiety, psychometric validity, reliability statistics, anxiety assessment

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