Using the Brief Resilience Scale to Assess Chinese People’s Ability to Bounce Back From Stress

Using the Brief Resilience Scale to Assess Chinese People’s Ability to Bounce Back From Stress

This study examined the utility of an adapted version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to measure Chinese undergraduates’ ability to bounce back from stress. The BRS together with measures tapping optimism, self-esteem, pessimism, and physical health were administered to 547 Hong Kong and 268 mai...

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Main Authors: Julian C. L. Lai, Xiaodong Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-10-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014554386
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spelling doaj-72f438f282004b9698aa788e660b832d2020-11-25T03:17:35ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402014-10-01410.1177/215824401455438610.1177_2158244014554386Using the Brief Resilience Scale to Assess Chinese People’s Ability to Bounce Back From StressJulian C. L. Lai0Xiaodong Yue1City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongCity University of Hong Kong, Hong KongThis study examined the utility of an adapted version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to measure Chinese undergraduates’ ability to bounce back from stress. The BRS together with measures tapping optimism, self-esteem, pessimism, and physical health were administered to 547 Hong Kong and 268 mainland Chinese undergraduates. The BRS was found to measure one single construct and exhibited convergent validity in both samples. Further analyses using a path analytic model showed that the BRS scores substantially mediated the link between the two positive traits (optimism and self-esteem) and physical health in the two samples. The results suggested that the BRS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring Chinese undergraduates’ ability to bounce back from stress. The implications for further research related to resilience in Chinese people are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014554386
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title Using the Brief Resilience Scale to Assess Chinese People’s Ability to Bounce Back From Stress
title_short Using the Brief Resilience Scale to Assess Chinese People’s Ability to Bounce Back From Stress
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description This study examined the utility of an adapted version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to measure Chinese undergraduates’ ability to bounce back from stress. The BRS together with measures tapping optimism, self-esteem, pessimism, and physical health were administered to 547 Hong Kong and 268 mainland Chinese undergraduates. The BRS was found to measure one single construct and exhibited convergent validity in both samples. Further analyses using a path analytic model showed that the BRS scores substantially mediated the link between the two positive traits (optimism and self-esteem) and physical health in the two samples. The results suggested that the BRS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring Chinese undergraduates’ ability to bounce back from stress. The implications for further research related to resilience in Chinese people are discussed.
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