Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relation between self-confidence in communication and identity. In study 1, 254 university students (18 to 25 years old, average age 19.8 years ; 118 men, 136 women) completed a questionnaire. A Self-confidence in Communication Scale (SCS) was developed that had 3 subscales : the confidence to communicate your intentions, the confidence to suppress your intentions, and the confidence to understand others’ intentions. The results of α coefficients showed sufficient reliability ; correlations between communication skill, self-monitoring ability, and self-esteem demonstrated the validity of the Self-confidence in Communication Scale. In Study 2, 384 university students (18 to 25 years old, average age 19.8 years ; 165 men, 219 women) completed a questionnaire, and the relation between the Self-confidence in Communication Scale and the Multiple Ego Identity Scale (MEIS) was examined. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to examine the stability of the Self-confidence in Communication Scale. The goodness of fit was not sufficient, but the stability of the factor structure was confirmed. The results of a correlational analysis between the Self-confidence in Communication Scale and the Multiple Ego Identity Scale showed that the Self-confidence in Communication Scale was strongly related to psychosocial self-identity.
