Validity and reliability study of the Turkish Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale: a revised scale

Abstract

Background: Intercultural communication is one of the most important competencies of nurses that enhances the health-care process and increases the quality of care in multicultural environments. Aims: This study was conducted to revise the Turkish Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale. Methods: This methodological study was conducted between November and December 2021 with 321 female and 96 male university students (mean age 20.78 ± 2.04 (min. = 17, max. = 37)). Revision of the Turkish Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale included factor analysis, test–retest analysis for reliability, correlation-based item analysis, Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: Analysis results showed that the scale was composed of 12 items and explained 56.79% of the total variance. Cronbach’s alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.88. Internal consistency analysis included item–total score correlations; the values were found to range between −0.59 and 0.79 and the 14th item with negative item–total score correlations was excluded from the scale. Conclusion: The results of this study show that the revised Turkish Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension Scale is a valid and reliable tool.