TY - JOUR
T1 - The Communication Anxiety Regulation Scale
T2 - Development andInitial Validation
AU - Hanley White, Kaitlin
AU - Howard, Matt C.
AU - Zhong, Bu
AU - Soto, José A.
AU - Perez, Christopher R.
AU - Lee, Elizabeth A.
AU - Dawson-Andoh, Nana A.
AU - Minnick, Mark R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, © Eastern Communication Association.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - A series of studies present the development and validation of the Communication Anxiety Regulation Scale (CARS), a self-report measure designed to assess the use of emotion regulation strategies to manage acute communication anxiety—in contrast to measures of general emotion regulation tendencies. Study 1 delineates the item derivation and selection process that yielded the final 12 CARS items. Results of an exploratory factor analysis supported the existence of four distinct subscales, each representing one of four anxiety regulation strategies (suppression, reappraisal, avoidance, and venting). Study 2 confirmed this factor structure and also examined correlations of the CARS with existing measures in an attempt to establish concurrent validity. Finally, Study 3 presents results of an item-sort task demonstrating the scale’s face validity and items’ substantive validity. Overall, findings provide preliminary support for the utility of the CARS as measure of communication anxiety regulation to be used by communication and psychology researchers.
AB - A series of studies present the development and validation of the Communication Anxiety Regulation Scale (CARS), a self-report measure designed to assess the use of emotion regulation strategies to manage acute communication anxiety—in contrast to measures of general emotion regulation tendencies. Study 1 delineates the item derivation and selection process that yielded the final 12 CARS items. Results of an exploratory factor analysis supported the existence of four distinct subscales, each representing one of four anxiety regulation strategies (suppression, reappraisal, avoidance, and venting). Study 2 confirmed this factor structure and also examined correlations of the CARS with existing measures in an attempt to establish concurrent validity. Finally, Study 3 presents results of an item-sort task demonstrating the scale’s face validity and items’ substantive validity. Overall, findings provide preliminary support for the utility of the CARS as measure of communication anxiety regulation to be used by communication and psychology researchers.
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U2 - 10.1080/01463373.2014.965836
DO - 10.1080/01463373.2014.965836
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84920610497
SN - 0146-3373
VL - 63
SP - 23
EP - 43
JO - Communication Quarterly
JF - Communication Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -