Assessing public speaking fear with the short-form of the Personal Report of Confidence as as Speaker scale: confirmatory factor analyses among a French-speaking community sample

Heeren, Alexandre;Ceschi, Grazia;Valentiner , David P;Dethier, Vincent;Philippot, Pierre
(2013) Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (Print) — Vol. 9, p. 609-618 (2013)

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  • Heeren, AlexandreUCLouvain
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  • Ceschi, GraziaUniversité de Genève
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  • Valentiner , David PNorthern Illinois University
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  • Dethier, VincentUCLouvain
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  • Philippot, PierreUCLouvain
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Abstract
Background: The main aim of this study was to assess the reliability and structural validity of the French version of the 12-item version of the Personal Report of Confidence as Speaker (PRCS), one of the most promising measurements of public speaking fear. Methods: A total of 611 French-speaking volunteers were administered the French versions of the short PRCS, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, the Fear of Negative Evaluation scale, as well as the Trait version of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory-II, which assess the level of anxious and depressive symptoms, respectively. Results: Regarding its structural validity, confirmatory factor analyses indicated a single-factor solution, as implied by the original version. Good scale reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86) was observed. The item discrimination analysis suggested that all the items contribute to the overall scale score reliability. The French version of the short PRCS showed significant correlations with the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (r = 0.522), the Fear of Negative Evaluation scale (r = 0.414), the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (r = 0.516), and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (r = 0.361). Conclusion: The French version of the short PRCS is a reliable and valid measure for the evaluation of the fear of public speaking among a French-speaking sample. These findings have critical consequences for the measurement of psychological and pharmacological treatment effectiveness in public speaking fear among a French-speaking sample. Keywords: social phobia, public speaking, confirmatory factor analysis
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Heeren, A., Ceschi, G., Valentiner, D. P., Dethier, V., & Philippot, P. (2013). Assessing public speaking fear with the short-form of the Personal Report of Confidence as as Speaker scale: confirmatory factor analyses among a French-speaking community sample. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (Print), 9, 609-618. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S43097 (Original work published 2013)