Measuring adolescent resilience: An examination of the cross-ethnic validity of the RS-14

Pritzker, Suzanne; Minter, Anthony

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.06.022

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“…Examples of items in the RS-14 include: "When I'm in a difficult situation, I can usually find my way out of it, " "My belief in myself gets me through hard times, " and "I am determined." RS-14 shows both cross-ethnic validity in the United States and good reliability amongst Chinese adolescents (Pritzker and Minter, 2014;Shi et al, 2016). For this study the Cronbach's alpha was 0.90.…”

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Mindfulness, Life Skills, Resilience, and Emotional and Behavioral Problems for Gifted Low-Income Adolescents in China

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In contrast to emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs), which can disrupt normal adolescent development, resilience can buffer the effects of stress and adverse childhood experiences and can help youth overcome adversity. While research has looked at the relationship between adolescent resilience and EBPs, current literature relatively lack a discussion of a strengths-based approach of resilience framework, nor discuss non-western sociocultural contexts. In this study, we utilized the resilience theory to examine the effects of individual mindfulness and life skills on resilience and consequently on EBPs in a group of low-income and gifted adolescents in China. A secondary data of 152 adolescents from a specialized school for low-income and gifted students in Guangzhou, China was used for the analysis. The findings from structural equation modeling indicated that mindfulness and life skills were associated with heightened resilience and reduced EBPs. In addition, resilience reduced EBPs for this group of adolescents. These findings underscore the promise of mindfulness and life skills training on increasing resilience and reducing EBPs in gifted adolescents.

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“…RS‐14 assesses resilience‐related traits, which involve a set of personal characteristics that can mediate the impact of adverse life conditions on psychological adjustment (Wagnild, ; Wagnild & Young, ). Examples of items include “I am determined;” “My belief in myself gets me through hard times;” and “When I'm in a difficult situation, I can usually find my way out of it.” The scale has demonstrated cross‐ethnic validity in the United States and good reliability among adolescents in China (Pritzker & Minter, ; Shi, Yu, Zhou, Geng, & Fan, ). The Cronbach's alpha of these items was 0.87 for this study.…”

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Resilience, emotional problems, and behavioural problems of adolescents in China: Roles of mindfulness and life skills

Huang

Chen

Cheung

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While emotional and behaviorial problems increase risks to youth development, resilience helps youth adapt and overcome adversity. Research has discussed factors related to youth resilience, emotional problems, and behaviorial problems; however, existing literature excludes non‐western sociocultural contexts and has not explored the potential relations among mindfulness and life skills. This study examines the effects of mindfulness and life skills on resilience, emotional problems, and behaviorial problems of adolescents in China. Our data come from a group‐administered survey among 60 adolescents from a school for behaviourally delinquent students in Beijing, China, in 2017. The regression results indicate that mindfulness is associated with reduced adolescent emotional and behaviorial problems, whereas life skills are associated with increased resilience. The findings suggest the importance of adolescent interventions that incorporate concepts from both mindfulness and life skills training.

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“…Conversely, RS-14 scores seem to be negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder, and disability [4,11,26,27,30]. This instrument has also been administered to adolescents [35], college and university students [30,36], and cancer patients [17]. However, additional studies in specific populations would provide a better appreciation of the psychometric properties of the RS-14 instrument, especially as far as its association with established mental disorders and other relevant parameters, such as suicidal risk in both health and disease.…”

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The Greek Version of the Resilience Scale (RS-14): Psychometric Properties in three Samples and Associations with Mental Illness, Suicidality, and Quality of Life

Ntountoulaki¹,

Paika²,

Kotsis³

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Background: Resilience is defined as the capacity to successfully maintain or regain mental health and well-being in the face of significant adversity or risk. The Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14) is a brief measure assessing resilience. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of its Greek version in three samples, people with long-term conditions (LTCs) attending the emergency department, people with LTCs attending specialty clinics and people without LTCs. Associations between resilience and mental illness, suicidality, and quality of life were also investigated. Methods:The RS-14 was administered to 495 participants; 366 patients with diabetes, chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) and rheumatic diseases attending either the emergency department (N=74) or specialty clinics (N=292) and 129 individuals without LTCs. Diagnosis of mental disorders was established by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Associations with depressive symptom severity (PHQ-9), suicidal risk (RASS), and health-related quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) were also investigated. Results:The Greek version of RS-14 showed a coherent one-dimensional factor structure with remarkable stability across the three samples. Cronbach's alphas were 0.88-0.91 across the three samples, being 0.89 for the entire sample. Furthermore, greater RS-14 scores were associated with better mental health, lower depressive symptom severity and suicidal risk and better health-related quality of life and satisfaction with general health. Conclusion:The results of the present study showed that the Greek version of RS-14 may reliably assess resilience. In addition, lower levels of resilience are associated with established mental disorders and increased suicidal risk, and thus may detrimentally impact mental health. These findings deserve replication in prospective studies.

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Measuring adolescent resilience: An examination of the cross-ethnic validity of the RS-14

Cited by 51 publications

References 41 publications

Mindfulness, Life Skills, Resilience, and Emotional and Behavioral Problems for Gifted Low-Income Adolescents in China

Mindfulness, Life Skills, Resilience, and Emotional and Behavioral Problems for Gifted Low-Income Adolescents in China

Resilience, emotional problems, and behavioural problems of adolescents in China: Roles of mindfulness and life skills

The Greek Version of the Resilience Scale (RS-14): Psychometric Properties in three Samples and Associations with Mental Illness, Suicidality, and Quality of Life

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