Citation

von Soest T, Mossige S, Stefansen K, Hjemdal O. J. Psychopathol. Behav. Assess. 2010; 32(2): 215-225.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10862-009-9149-x

PMID

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Abstract

In this study, the validity of the recently developed 28-item Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) was examined. Survey data from a representative sample of 6,723 Norwegian senior high school students between 18 and 20 years of age were used for this purpose. Validity and reliability were investigated by means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, correlations with other relevant variables, and internal consistency measures. The results supported the construct and convergent validity of the five factors of a modified 23-item version of the scale, which also yielded acceptable psychometric properties. The paper concludes that the modified READ is a valid measure assessing relevant resilience factors with relatively few items, thereby serving as a valuable tool in resilience and risk-factor research. © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; Norway; human; student; mental health; female; male; Vulnerability; Validity; suicidal ideation; depression; anxiety; bullying; theft; drug use; suicide attempt; Resilience; validation study; wellbeing; alcohol intoxication; conduct disorder; motivation; article; normal human; family life; socioeconomics; smoking; rating scale; factorial analysis; human experiment; automutilation; health service; academic achievement; self concept; coping behavior; psychometry; parental behavior; social behavior; peer group; competence; reliability; social work; behavior control; validity; social competence; exploratory research; friendship; Scale; internal consistency; clinical evaluation; humor; Confirmatory factor analysis; personal appearance; resilience scale for adolescents