Exploring Positive Psychological Interventions as Race, Gender and Disability Intersect

Carey, Chandra Donnell; Pitt, Jenelle S.; Sánchez, Jennifer; Robertson, Stacie L.; Mpofu, Elias

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“…In addition, researchers can explore how (under what circumstances) resilience facilitates recovery, community integration, and quality of life for people with SMI, and in particular when faced with subsequent adverse life experiences. Future research can examine whether factors such as gender, race/ethnicity (Carey, Pitt, Sánchez, Robertson, & Mpofu, 2019), immigration status, and English comprehension or fluency (Lee, Hong, Zhou, & Robles, 2020) influence resilience development among persons with SMI.…”

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Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community

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ObjectivesResilience, 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.DesignA cross‐sectional survey design was used. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and correlational analyses were employed.MethodsThree 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.ResultsEFA 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.ConclusionsThe 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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Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community

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Beyond Multicultural Counseling Competencies

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Pitt-Parker

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Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies

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For the past three decades, researchers who focus on multicultural issues in counseling and psychology have highlighted the impending shift in the population of the United States. Rehabilitation counseling literature has also highlighted the growing population of people of color and, more specifically, those individuals who identify both as people of color and individuals with disabilities. Ongoing challenges with access, utilization, and successful outcomes for individuals with multiple identities have illustrated the complexity in addressing diversity broadly but have also highlighted the need to broaden the focus of multicultural work to examine the intersections of the various identities and lived experiences encountered in practice. This chapter will review the history of multicultural counseling research, teaching, and clinical practice in the discipline and will promote movement toward a more action-oriented paradigm focused on an anti-racist/anti-oppression framework and will provide tools for enhanced training in pedagogy and training for educators and practitioners.

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Exploring Positive Psychological Interventions as Race, Gender and Disability Intersect

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Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community

Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community

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