<![CDATA[Stress is a psychophysiological phenomenon that is needed to be quantified from biological aspect forfurther studies and clinical applications .The objectives of the current study was to construct a valid andreliable scale for providing a quantitative estimate of the public speaking stress among academic staff .Amethodological design was applied to achieve the objectives of the study.The study was conducted at theUniversity of Kufa in the city of Najaf. A purposive sample of 200 academic staff was used the presentstudy. A scale of 17 items for public speaking stress have been generated . Content validity was quantifiedthroughout the measurement of the following values : item content validity index (I-CVI) and scale contentvalidity index average (S-CVI/Ave) and content validity ratio (CVR). Two forms of reliability have beenused in the current study : stability (test-retest reliability) and internal consistency . The result of the studyrevealed that the majority of items have been accepted (I-CVI ? 0.8) and the average of all items is accepted(S-CVI/Ave = 0.88). All items have shown acceptable level of reliability between test and retest of thesample (r=0.99). Test of internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha reliability) for the overall public speakingstress scale (PSSS) is acceptable (> 0.7). It was concluded that the suggested public speaking stress scale canbe accepted as a valid and reliable scale for quantification of public speaking stress phenomenon.]]>
