Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale (PRICA): Validity and Reliability Study in Turkish

Background/aim: The aim of this research is to adapt the Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale to Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties. Materials and methods: This methodological study was conducted to investigate the validity and reliability of the Intercultural Communication...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2018-09, Vol.11 (3), p.1638-1646
Main Authors: Ay, Eda, Kavuran, Esin, Turkoglu, Nihan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Cultural differences
Data analysis
Education
Intercultural communication
Language
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nursing care
Personal information
Principal components analysis
Publishing
Quantitative psychology
Research methodology
Social sciences
University faculty
University students
Validity
Values
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Summary:Background/aim: The aim of this research is to adapt the Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale to Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties. Materials and methods: This methodological study was conducted to investigate the validity and reliability of the Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale. The research was conducted on 348 university students from Nursing Faculty of Ataturk University, Turkey. Results: In order to determine the construct validity of Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale, factor analysis was conducted using principal components analysis with varimax rotation. The factor analysis resulted in two factors; focus on positive and negative sub-scale. The Cronbach's alpha for the Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale was .89. Item analyses showed corrected item-total correlations were between .33 and .71. Conclusion: Based on these results, it can be concluded that Turkish version of Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale is a valid and reliable measurement in assessing university students' intercultural communication apprehension.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X