Table 2.
Correlations between the Personal Report of Public Speaking-18 (PRPSA-18) and measures of anxiety, depression, and quality of life
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. PRPSA-18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2. PRPSA-18: factor 1 | .97** | 1 | |||||||||
| 3. PRPSA-18: factor 2 | .88** | .75** | 1 | ||||||||
| 4. SPIN item 11 | .68** | .63** | .66** | 1 | |||||||
| 5. Avoid public speaking | .60** | .55** | .60** | .88** | 1 | ||||||
| 6. Social anxiety | .60** | .55** | .60** | .88** | .23** | 1 | |||||
| 7. SPIN | .52** | .47** | .52** | .52** | .58** | .81** | 1 | ||||
| 8. Age | − .02 | .00 | − .07 | .10 | .05 | .05 | .01 | 1 | |||
| 9. Gender | .18* | .20* | .09 | .07 | .02 | .13 | .09 | − .05 | 1 | ||
| 10. GAD-7 | .38** | .38** | .32** | .15* | .10 | .38** | .42** | − .21** | .20* | 1 | |
| 11. PHQ-9 | .24** | .22** | .25** | .08 | .01 | .33** | .36** | − .22** | .14 | .73** | 1 |
| 12. BBQ | − .16* | − .11 | − .24** | − .14 | − .09 | .31** | − .40** | .13 | − .12 | − .46** | − .57** |
Avoid public speaking = > 3 (“very much” and “extremely”) on the SPIN item 11, BBQ = Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life scale, Factor 1 = Anticipatory anxiety and physiological symptoms during speech performance, Factor 2 = Lack of control during speech performance, GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener, PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire, PRPSA = Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety, Social anxiety = high or low social anxiety based on the SPIN cut-off score, SPIN = Social Phobia Inventory, SPIN item 11 = “I avoid having to give speeches.” *p < .05; **p < .01