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. 2022 Jul;70(5):1434-1443.
doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1802283. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Resilience Resources Scale: A brief resilience measure validated with undergraduate students

Melissa Julian  1 , Alyssa C D Cheadle  2 , Kendra S Knudsen  1   3 , Robert M Bilder  1   3   4 , Christine Dunkel Schetter  1   4
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Resilience Resources Scale: A brief resilience measure validated with undergraduate students

Melissa Julian et al. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: This paper presents a theory-based brief resilience scale, the Resilience Resources Scale (RRS), and evidence for its factor structure, reliability, and validity in two studies of undergraduate students. Participants: Study 1 sampled 295 students and Study 2 sampled 244 students. Methods: Study 1 participants completed the RRS and other measures online at one of two time points eight weeks apart (n = 193), or at both time points (n = 102). Study 2 participants completed the RRS and other measures online on a single occasion. Results: Factor analyses provided evidence for a one-factor model. Results indicated high internal consistency and strong test-retest reliability. Evidence of concurrent and predictive validity is presented. Conclusions: The RRS measures resilience resources known to be protective of physical and mental health. This brief scale has sound psychometric properties in these initial studies of undergraduate students. We offer possible directions for use of the RRS in this and other populations.

Keywords: College students; emerging adults; mental health; resilience; resilience measure.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest disclosure

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. The authors confirm that the research presented in this article met the ethical guidelines, including adherence to the legal requirements, of the United States and received approval from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
This figure presents a CONSORT diagram of the larger Stress and Resilience Assessment (SARA) study showing reasons for exclusion from the current study. At T1, Group 1 received the Stress and Resilience Assessments, demographics and validity assessments. At T1, Group 2 received demographics and validity assessments only. Both groups received all assessments at T2.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Distribution of Resilience Resources Scale (RRS) total scores for Study 1 (top) and Study 2 (bottom).
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