TY - JOUR
T1 - Brief Resilience Scale: testing its factorial structure and invariance in Brazil
AU - Lins De Holanda Coelho, Gabriel
AU - Hanel, Paul H. P.
AU - Medeiros Cavalcanti, Thiago
AU - Teixeira Rezende, Alessandro
AU - Veloso Gouveia, Valdiney
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Across two studies we aimed to provide evidences of validity and reliability for the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) in Brazil. In study 1, 171 individuals participated (Age M=21.9, SD=6.59) and 232 in Study 2 (Age M=26.3, SD=7.06). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the predicted one-factor solution, with five items and satisfactory internal consistence (α=.76). A multi-group CFA revealed partial measurement equivalence between our and the original (USA) versions of the BRS. The BRS correlated significant with positivity and personality traits. The composite reliability was satisfying; the convergent validity, measured with the average variance extracted, was slightly below the recommendations. Overall, the results show that the measure is psychometrically suitable for research in Brazil.
AB - Across two studies we aimed to provide evidences of validity and reliability for the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) in Brazil. In study 1, 171 individuals participated (Age M=21.9, SD=6.59) and 232 in Study 2 (Age M=26.3, SD=7.06). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the predicted one-factor solution, with five items and satisfactory internal consistence (α=.76). A multi-group CFA revealed partial measurement equivalence between our and the original (USA) versions of the BRS. The BRS correlated significant with positivity and personality traits. The composite reliability was satisfying; the convergent validity, measured with the average variance extracted, was slightly below the recommendations. Overall, the results show that the measure is psychometrically suitable for research in Brazil.
UR - https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy15-2.brst
U2 - 10.11144/Javeriana.upsy15-2.brst
DO - 10.11144/Javeriana.upsy15-2.brst
M3 - Article
SN - 1657-9267
VL - 15
SP - 397
EP - 408
JO - Universitas Psychologica
JF - Universitas Psychologica
IS - 2
ER -