TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-national validity analysis of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24)
AU - Croucher, Stephen M.
AU - Kelly, Stephanie E
AU - Rahmani, Diyako
AU - Jackson, Kelsea
AU - Galy-Badenas, Flora
AU - Lando, Agnes
AU - Chibita, Monica
AU - Nyiranasbimana, Venantie
AU - Turdubaeva, Elira
AU - Eskiçorapçı, Nadirabegim
AU - Condon, Shawn Michael
AU - Stanalieva, Gulzada
AU - Orunbekov, Bakyt
PY - 2019/7/3
Y1 - 2019/7/3
N2 - Methodological issues abound when conducting cross-cultural research. In this manuscript we discuss three methodological issues present in many cross-cultural communication studies: lack of geographic diversity, reliability, and validity. To explore these issues the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) is assessed. The PRCA-24 serves as an exemplar of a US-designed and -validated measure frequently used outside the US without tests of validity or measurement invariance. In fact, since 1990 less than 10 studies have reported validity results, often citing fit issues. The PRCA-24 was administered to respondents from 11 countries and failed to yield acceptable fit statistics in all samples, showing poor construct validity. Implications for cross-cultural research are discussed, with particular emphasis on recommendations for increased cross-cultural methodological rigor.
AB - Methodological issues abound when conducting cross-cultural research. In this manuscript we discuss three methodological issues present in many cross-cultural communication studies: lack of geographic diversity, reliability, and validity. To explore these issues the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) is assessed. The PRCA-24 serves as an exemplar of a US-designed and -validated measure frequently used outside the US without tests of validity or measurement invariance. In fact, since 1990 less than 10 studies have reported validity results, often citing fit issues. The PRCA-24 was administered to respondents from 11 countries and failed to yield acceptable fit statistics in all samples, showing poor construct validity. Implications for cross-cultural research are discussed, with particular emphasis on recommendations for increased cross-cultural methodological rigor.
KW - Communication apprehension
KW - confirmatory factor analysis
KW - PRCA-24
KW - reliability
KW - validity
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U2 - 10.1080/23808985.2019.1602783
DO - 10.1080/23808985.2019.1602783
M3 - Review article
SN - 2380-8985
VL - 43
SP - 193
EP - 209
JO - Annals of the International Communication Association
JF - Annals of the International Communication Association
IS - 3
ER -