Communicative Adaptability Scale (CAS)

I feel nervous in social situations.

In most situations I feel tense and constrained.

When talking, my posture seems awkward and tense.

My voice sounds nervous when I talk to others.

I am relaxed when talking to others.

I try to make the other person feel good.

I try to make the other person feel important.

I try to be warm when communicating with another.

While I’m talking I think about how the other person feels.

I am verbally and nonverbally supportive of other people.

I like to be active in different social groups.

I enjoy socializing with various groups of people.

I enjoy meeting new people.

I find it easy to get along with new people.

I do not “mix” well at social functions.

I am aware of how intimate my disclosures are.

I am aware of how intimate the disclosures of others are.

I disclose at the same level that others disclose to me.

I know how appropriate my self-disclosures are.

When I self-disclose I know what I am revealing.

When speaking I have problems with grammar.

At times I don’t use appropriate verb tense.

I sometimes use one word when I mean to use another.

I sometimes use word incorrectly.

I have difficulty pronouncing some words.

When I am anxious, I often make jokes.

I often make jokes when in tense situations.

When I embarrass myself I often make a joke about it.

When someone makes a negative comment about me I respond with a witty comeback.

People think I am witty.