TY - JOUR
T1 - Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)
T2 - A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community
AU - Sánchez, Jennifer
AU - Estrada-Hernández, Noel
AU - Booth, Jamar
AU - Pan, Deyu
N1 - Funding Information:
Examination of the BRS with five other measures provided some insight. Convergent validity for the BRS was supported by medium positive correlations with life satisfaction and positive coping; and divergent validity via medium negative correlations of the BRS with succumbing, self‐stigma, and psychiatric symptoms. Our results provide support of resilience as a positive psychology construct and evidence for construct validity of the BRS.
Funding Information:
The authors are very grateful to all the participants who gave their time and energy to participate in the surveys that made this study possible. The work for this manuscript was funded, in part, by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Evidence-Based Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation (RRTC-EBP VR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Stout with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (H133B100034; PI Fong Chan); by the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Health-and-Related Disparities Research Lab (PsyR HaRD) at the Department of Rehabilitation and Counselor Education with funding provided by the College of Education, The University of Iowa (COE4724; PI Jennifer Sánchez); and by the Graduate & Professional Student Government at The University of Iowa (GPSG19; PI Deyu Pan). The ideas, opinions, and conclusions expressed, however, are those of the authors and do not represent recommendations, endorsements, or policies of the sponsors. The sponsors had no involvement in the study design, data collection, or write-up.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 British Psychological Society.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Objectives: Resilience, the ability to bounce back from a stressful situation, is a valuable asset for aiding adults with serious mental illness (SMI) in navigating the recovery process. People with SMI experience stress, including traumatic experiences at disproportionate rates. The purposes of this study were to examine the factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) among adults with SMI living in the community. Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and correlational analyses were employed. Methods: Three hundred fifteen adults with SMI were recruited for two studies (Sample 1, n = 122; Sample 2, n = 193) from three states. All participants completed the BRS along with nearly identical positive psychology- and psychopathology-related measures. Results: EFA revealed the BRS was unidimensional and explained 61.20% of the variance. Results from seven CFA models suggested a bifactor structure for the BRS, which fit the data best. Internal reliability of the BRS was computed to be within acceptable ranges (α =.87, ω =.90). The BRS was positively correlated with measures of positive coping and life satisfaction, providing convergent validity. Divergent validity was supported by negative correlations between the BRS and measures of psychiatric symptoms, succumbing, and self-stigma. Conclusions: The BRS is a valid measure that can be used by clinical and research professionals to assess levels of resilience in adults with SMI at baseline and across time. Practitioner points: The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) was developed to measure a person’s ability to bounce back from stressful situations. The BRS was examined in adults with serious mental illness living in the community. The BRS presented a bifactor structure measuring resilience (an outcome) and correlated with positive psychology- and psychopathology-related measures. The BRS can be used by practitioners to assess levels of resilience in their clients at baseline and over time to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
AB - Objectives: Resilience, the ability to bounce back from a stressful situation, is a valuable asset for aiding adults with serious mental illness (SMI) in navigating the recovery process. People with SMI experience stress, including traumatic experiences at disproportionate rates. The purposes of this study were to examine the factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) among adults with SMI living in the community. Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and correlational analyses were employed. Methods: Three hundred fifteen adults with SMI were recruited for two studies (Sample 1, n = 122; Sample 2, n = 193) from three states. All participants completed the BRS along with nearly identical positive psychology- and psychopathology-related measures. Results: EFA revealed the BRS was unidimensional and explained 61.20% of the variance. Results from seven CFA models suggested a bifactor structure for the BRS, which fit the data best. Internal reliability of the BRS was computed to be within acceptable ranges (α =.87, ω =.90). The BRS was positively correlated with measures of positive coping and life satisfaction, providing convergent validity. Divergent validity was supported by negative correlations between the BRS and measures of psychiatric symptoms, succumbing, and self-stigma. Conclusions: The BRS is a valid measure that can be used by clinical and research professionals to assess levels of resilience in adults with SMI at baseline and across time. Practitioner points: The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) was developed to measure a person’s ability to bounce back from stressful situations. The BRS was examined in adults with serious mental illness living in the community. The BRS presented a bifactor structure measuring resilience (an outcome) and correlated with positive psychology- and psychopathology-related measures. The BRS can be used by practitioners to assess levels of resilience in their clients at baseline and over time to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
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U2 - 10.1111/papt.12336
DO - 10.1111/papt.12336
M3 - Article
C2 - 33749967
AN - SCOPUS:85102803789
SN - 1476-0835
VL - 94
SP - 620
EP - 645
JO - Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
JF - Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
IS - 3
ER -
