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The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) is a self-assessment tool consisting of 24 statements that measure an individual's feelings about communicating in various contexts, including group discussions, meetings, interpersonal conversations, and public speaking. Respondents rate their agreement with each statement to calculate scores for each communication context, which can indicate levels of communication apprehension (CA). The scoring norms suggest that scores below 51 indicate very low CA, scores between 51-80 indicate average CA, and scores above 80 indicate high levels of CA.

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PRCA

The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) is a self-assessment tool consisting of 24 statements that measure an individual's feelings about communicating in various contexts, including group discussions, meetings, interpersonal conversations, and public speaking. Respondents rate their agreement with each statement to calculate scores for each communication context, which can indicate levels of communication apprehension (CA). The scoring norms suggest that scores below 51 indicate very low CA, scores between 51-80 indicate average CA, and scores above 80 indicate high levels of CA.

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Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24)

Directions: This instrument is composed of 24 statements concerning feelings about communicating with others.
Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by marking whether you:
Strongly Disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; are Neutral = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly Agree = 5
_____ 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 group discussions.
_____ 7. Generally, I am nervous when I have to participate in a meeting.
_____ 8. Usually, I am comfortable when I have to participate 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 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 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.

SCORING:
Group discussion: 18 - (scores for items 2, 4, & 6) + (scores for items 1,3, & 5)
Meetings: 18 - (scores for items 8, 9, & 12) + (scores for items 7, 10, & 11)
Interpersonal: 18 - (scores for items 14, 16, & 17) + (scores for items 13, 15, & 18)
Public Speaking: 18 - (scores for items 19, 21, & 23) + (scores for items 20, 22, &24)

10 Assessing Motivation to Communicate


Group Discussion Score: _______
Interpersonal Score: _______
Meetings Score: _______
Public Speaking Score: _______
To obtain your total score for the PRCA, simply add your sub-scores together. _______
Scores can range from 24-120. Scores below 51 represent people who have very low CA. Scores between 51-80
represent people with average CA. Scores above 80 represent people who have high levels of trait CA.
NORMS FOR THE PRCA-24: (based on over 40,000 college students; data from over 3,000 non-student adults
in a national sample provided virtually identical norms, within 0.20 for all scores.)
Mean Standard Deviation High Low
Total Score: 65.6 15.3 > 80 < 51
Group: 15.4 4.8 > 20 < 11
Meeting: 16.4 4.2 > 20 < 13
Dyad (Interpersonal): 14.2 3.9 > 18 < 11
Public: 19.3 5.1 > 24 < 14

Source:
McCroskey, J. C. (2005). An introduction to rhetorical communication (9th ed). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Assessing Motivation to Communicate 11

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