Adaptation of the Brief Resilience Scale into Turkish: A validity and reliability study
Journal Title: The Journal of Happiness and Well-Being - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), was developed to measure the level of individual resilience. The aim of this paper is to adapt a Turkish version of BRS and examine its psychometric properties. A total of 295 (186 women / 109 men) university students participated the research. The psychometric properties of the scale were examined by internal consistency, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods and criterionrelated validity. After the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, it come in view that the scale has a structure with only one factor. Related to the BRS, the internal consistency coefficient was found .83, In the context of the criterion-related validity, positive correlations were found between BRS and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire , Ego Strength Scale and Connor Davidson Resilience Scale. It is concluded that the BRS is a valid and reliable instrument to measure resilience level of university students.
Authors and Affiliations
Tayfun Doğan| Niğde Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi. E-mail: tayfun@tayfundogan.net
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