Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers

Introduction: Bonanno defined resilience as the individual’s capacity to cope with traumatic events, namely, the ability to maintain the levels of physical and psychological functioning relatively stable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of 10-item Connor-Davidson re...

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Main Authors: Maria Helena Almeida, Sara Dias, Miguel Xavier, Jorge Torgal
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Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2020-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/12243
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spelling doaj-3c8152a1a396464aa22dea0630ea5ac72020-11-25T01:24:53ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582020-02-0133212413210.20344/amp.122435041Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job CentersMaria Helena Almeida0Sara Dias1Miguel Xavier2Jorge Torgal3Unidade Curricular de Saúde Publica, Epidemiologia e Bioestatística. NOVA Medical School – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa.Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare). Health Sciences School. Instituto Politécnico de Leiria. Leiria. EpiDoc Unit - Centro de Estudo de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC). NOVA Medical School – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa.Departamento de Saúde Mental. NOVA Medical School – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa.Unidade Curricular de Saúde Publica, Epidemiologia e Bioestatística. NOVA Medical School – Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa.Introduction: Bonanno defined resilience as the individual’s capacity to cope with traumatic events, namely, the ability to maintain the levels of physical and psychological functioning relatively stable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of 10-item Connor-Davidson resilience scale. The Connor-Davidson resilience scale short version has good psychometric qualities (Cronbach α – 0.85) when compared with the long version (Cronbach α – 0.89). Material and Methods: We obtained a convenience sample of individuals registered in job centers which was randomly divided into two subsamples (sample 1 = 5127 and sample 2 = 5114). We applied the principal component analysis in sub-sample n1. With subsample n2 a confirmatory factorial analysis was performed using the maximum likelihood method. We used the multigroup analysis to compare the factorial model between genders and professional situation. We performed a convergent and discriminant analysis through Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results: The principal component analysis extracted one factor with an explained variance of 53.97%. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensionality of the scale. The invariance between genders and professional situation was confirmed. The Connor-Davidson resilience scale correlated positively with the SF-36 scale and negatively with the GHQ-12 scale. Discussion: The exploratory and confirmatory analysis revealed one dimension, and good psychometric properties, which is similar to the original 10-item scale. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first validation study of this scale among the Portuguese population (Portugal). Its results are highly satisfactory, and its use is recommended among the Portuguese population.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/12243inquéritos e questionáriosportugalpsicometriaresiliência psicológica
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Miguel Xavier
Jorge Torgal
Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers
Acta Médica Portuguesa
inquéritos e questionários
portugal
psicometria
resiliência psicológica
author_facet Maria Helena Almeida
Sara Dias
Miguel Xavier
Jorge Torgal
author_sort Maria Helena Almeida
title Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers
title_short Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers
title_full Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers
title_fullStr Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers
title_full_unstemmed Exploratory and Confirmatory Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) in a Sample of Individuals Registered in Job Centers
title_sort exploratory and confirmatory validation of the connor-davidson resilience scale (cd-risc-10) in a sample of individuals registered in job centers
publisher Ordem dos Médicos
series Acta Médica Portuguesa
issn 0870-399X
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description Introduction: Bonanno defined resilience as the individual’s capacity to cope with traumatic events, namely, the ability to maintain the levels of physical and psychological functioning relatively stable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of 10-item Connor-Davidson resilience scale. The Connor-Davidson resilience scale short version has good psychometric qualities (Cronbach α – 0.85) when compared with the long version (Cronbach α – 0.89). Material and Methods: We obtained a convenience sample of individuals registered in job centers which was randomly divided into two subsamples (sample 1 = 5127 and sample 2 = 5114). We applied the principal component analysis in sub-sample n1. With subsample n2 a confirmatory factorial analysis was performed using the maximum likelihood method. We used the multigroup analysis to compare the factorial model between genders and professional situation. We performed a convergent and discriminant analysis through Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results: The principal component analysis extracted one factor with an explained variance of 53.97%. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensionality of the scale. The invariance between genders and professional situation was confirmed. The Connor-Davidson resilience scale correlated positively with the SF-36 scale and negatively with the GHQ-12 scale. Discussion: The exploratory and confirmatory analysis revealed one dimension, and good psychometric properties, which is similar to the original 10-item scale. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first validation study of this scale among the Portuguese population (Portugal). Its results are highly satisfactory, and its use is recommended among the Portuguese population.
topic inquéritos e questionários
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psicometria
resiliência psicológica
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