Speaking in Public Coping Scale (ECOFAP): validity evidence based on internal structure.
Anna Carolina Ferreira Marinho, Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros, Eduardo de Paula Lima and 1 others
PMID 41370520WHAT IT FOUND
A new self-assessment scale helps adults identify how they cope with public speaking anxiety.
It groups strategies into two clear categories: challenge behaviors, like practicing or seeking support, and threat behaviors, like avoiding exposure or making excuses.
Key findings
01The scale was reduced to 30 items and organized into two main factors: challenge coping and threat coping.
02Challenge items reflect active strategies like watching videos on how to speak well, while threat items reflect avoidance like making excuses not to speak.
03Higher scores on the challenge factor indicate better coping with public speaking.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
The study did not compare the scale against an existing gold-standard tool because none was available for this specific purpose. The sample was recruited online using a snowball method, which may not represent the general population. Psychology and speech-language-hearing professionals were excluded to avoid bias, which limits the generalizability to those groups. The scale has not yet been tested for stability over time (test-retest reliability) or its relationship with other measures (convergent validity).
Declared interests
The study was funded by FAPEMIG, a public research foundation in Brazil. The authors declared no other conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume the scale is validated for clinical diagnosis or treatment efficacy. It is a self-assessment tool for coping strategies that has not been compared to a gold standard or tested for stability over time.
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