UKRAINIAN-LANGUAGE ADAPTATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF ORAL NARRATIVE COMPETENCIES AND ANXIETY

Abstract

The current socio-political situation and the challenges associated with it highlight the need to study narrative competence, in particular oral narrative competence – defined as an individual’s ability to construct, organise, reproduce and express messages in a logical and coherent manner – as well as the level of anxiety experienced during this process. The aim of the study was to adapt and conduct psychometric validation of the Ukrainian version of the questionnaire on self-perceptions of oral narrative competence and anxiety, as well as to modify it for use amongst the adult population, regardless of the context in which oral speech takes place. Adaptation procedure involved direct and reverse translations, harmonisation of all wording, pilot testing and subsequent psychometric validation. The main study was conducted on a sample of 400 respondents aged between 18 and 75, of whom 323 were women and 77 were men. The analysis confirmed the discriminant validity of all items (r = 0.32–0.72); exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out, the results of which confirmed a two-factor structure. The Ukrainian version demonstrated a slightly different configuration compared with the original (in particular, items 1, 4, 7 and 9, which in the original belonged to a factor labelled «perceived oral narrative competence», were reclassified under the factor «anxiety in oral storytelling situations»). The internal consistency of the scales is high (α = 0.803–0.878; ω = 0.808–0.880). Convergent validity is confirmed by statistically significant correlations with scales of self-reflection, insight, situational and state anxiety. Retest results demonstrated high test-retest reliability (r = 0.728–0.754). Test norms for the questionnaire were developed using a percentile approach. Psychometric validation of the questionnaire confirmed that the Ukrainian version is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the level of self-perception of oral narrative competence and anxiety.