An examination of reliability and validity of the religious communication apprehension scale

Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter; Jason S. Wrench; Michael W. Corrigan; James C. McCroskey

doi:10.1080/17475750802077339

An examination of reliability and validity of the religious communication apprehension scale

Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, Jason S. Wrench, Michael W. Corrigan, James C. McCroskey

CoMC Dept of COMS

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Abstract

Religious communication apprehension (RCA) is conceptualized as the anxiety or fear associated with either real or anticipated interaction about religion with people of other religions. A RCA scale was constructed and results from this study indicated that the scale is both generally valid and reliable. In this study, 426 participants completed surveys regarding their religious communication behavior. Findings also revealed a positive relationship between religious communication apprehension and religious receiver apprehension. There was a negative relationship among religious communication apprehension, tolerance for religious disagreement, and willingness to communicate about religion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17475750802077339
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Religious Communication Apprehension
Religious Receiver Apprehension
Tolerance for Religious Disagreement
Willingness to Communicate about Religion

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