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Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) Scale

Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) Scale

Personal Report of Communication Apprehension

Please spend 10 minutes working through this questionnaire, developed by McCroskey et al. (1985). Your responses will not be shared.

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This instrument is composed of twenty-four statements concerning feelings about communication with other people. Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by marking whether you:

(1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) are undecided, (4) disagree, or (5) strongly disagree.

Work quickly; record your first impression.

1. I dislike participating in group discussions.

2. Generally, I am comfortable while participating in group discussions.

3. I am tense and nervous while participating in group discussions.

4. I like to get involved in group discussions.

5. Engaging in a group discussion with new people makes me tense and nervous.

6. I am calm and relaxed while participating in a group discussion.

7. Generally, I am nervous when I have to participate in a meeting.

8. Usually I am calm and relaxed while participating in a meeting.

9. I am very calm and relaxed when I am called upon to express an opinion at a meeting.

10. I am afraid to express myself at meetings.

11. Communicating at meetings usually makes me feel uncomfortable.

12. I am very relaxed when answering questions at a meeting.

13. While participating in a conversation with a new acquaintance, I feel very nervous.

14. I have no fear of speaking up in conversations.

15. Ordinarily I am very tense and nervous in conversations.

16. Ordinarily I am very calm and relaxed in conversations.

17. While conversing with a new acquaintance, I feel very relaxed.

18. I’m afraid to speak up in conversations.

19. I have no fear of giving a speech.

20. Certain parts of my body feel very tense and rigid while I am giving a speech.

21. I feel relaxed while giving a speech.

22. My thoughts become confused and jumbled when I am giving a speech.

23. I face the prospect of giving a speech with confidence.

24. While giving a speech, I get so nervous I forget facts I really know.

Personal Report of Communication Apprehension

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