Psychometric Properties of the Brief Resilient Coping Scale in a Sample of Stable Severe Mental Disorder Patients

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS). 57 stable severe mental disorder patients (42 men, 73.7%, and 15 women, 26.3%), ranging in age between 23 and 64 years, (M = 46.25; SD = 7.52) answered to the BRCS and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-BREF). Descriptive analyses, estimations of internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted, and correlations between the BRCS and the WHOQOL-BREF were calculated. The factorial validity of the scale was tested using confirmatory factor analysis, with a single dimension of resilience. The BRCS showed acceptable internal consistency (alpha of .69). Correlations between the BRCS and WHOQOL-BREF were positive, r(PhH-R) = .42, r(PsH-R) = .40, r(SR-R) = .33, r(E-R) = .35, and significant (p < .01). In conclusion, the Spanish adaptation of the BRCS seems to be a reliable and valid measure of resilience in stable severe mental disorder patients.

Transcultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Thai-Brief Resilient Coping Scale: a cross-sectional study during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Thailand

“…Collectively, one major finding of our study is the evidence of measurement across the Thai population, including the general population and college students, comparable to previous studies using the original English and non-English-BRCS version [13][14][15][16][17][18] . In previous studies, the internal consistency reliability ranged from 0.68 to 0.87.…”

“…To date, the original English-Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) version has been widely used, translated, and validated to measure the degree of psychological resilience in several populations, both mental illness and nonmental illness in different countries, as it is simple to apply in community practice 13 – 15 . This scale has been established with good psychometric properties in terms of validity and reliability in several languages 16 – 18 .…”

Reliability of the tools used to examine psychological distress, fear of COVID‐19 and coping amongst migrants and non‐migrants in Australia

“…In our study, we found that the instrument was unidimensional, which was supported by earlier studies (Cosco et al, 2016; Kocalevent et al, 2017). It had been evidenced as a valid and reliable tool for measurement of resilience in people with stable mental illnesses (Mayordomo et al, 2020). Due to the brief nature of the BRCS, a previous study mentioned it could be used to identify individuals who would be targeted for testing effectiveness of an intervention designed to enhance resilient coping skills and also emphasized the need to examine the effectiveness of the BRCS in longitudinal studies (Ahern et al, 2006).…”

Psychometric assessment of a homophobia management scale among cisgender sexual minority men in midlife and older adulthood.

“…Poorly and cross-loaded items were removed. We calculated the scale’s internal consistency, designating acceptability cutoffs at Cronbach’s alpha ≥.60 given the early-stage development of the scale (Mayordomo et al, 2020; Ursachi et al, 2015) and the potential, limiting impact of low number response options (Lozano et al, 2008; Vaske et al, 2017).…”