Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Portuguese Version: validity and metrics for the older adult population

Autor: Bernardino Fernández-Calvo, Suellen Marinho Andrade, Mônica C M C Lins, Alejandro de la Torre-Luque, Bruce W. Smith, Leandro da Silva-Sauer
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Agingmental health. 25(8)
ISSN: 1364-6915
Popis: This study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the new Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Brief Resilience Scale (B-BRS) in older adults.A sample of 1251 participants (54.20% women;The results supported the unidimensionality of the B-BRS after controlling for wording method, as well as satisfactory reliability (ω = .79). B-BRS structure remained invariant across education level and income groups. B-BRS scores positively correlated with successful aging factors and negatively with psychopathology symptoms.To conclude, our findings provide some evidence on the reliability and validity of the B-BRS, as well as its validation for use in the senior population.
Databáze: OpenAIRE