Psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale – 14 in a sample of college students from France

Cénat, Jude Mary; Hébert, Martine; Karray, Amira; Dérivois, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.encep.2018.04.002

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“…RS-14 is scored on a 7-point scale ( totally disagree to Totally agree ), with possible scores ranging from 14 to 98. The measure has excellent internal consistency (Cénat, Hébert, et al, 2018; Wagnild, 2013), including in Canada among racialized communities (Ritchie et al, 2014). The Cronbach’s α for our sample was .90.…”

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Frequency and factors related to substance use among Black individuals aged 15–40 years old in Canada: The role of everyday racial discrimination.

Cénat¹,

Dromer²,

Auguste³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective: Despite evidence that Black individuals are confronted with various types of racial discrimination that put them at risk for alcohol and substance use disorders, no study in Canada has assessed the frequency and factors related to substance use in Black communities. This study thus aims to examine the frequency and factors related to substance use in Black communities in Canada. Method: A total of 845 Black individuals in Canada (76.6% female) completed questionnaires assessing substance use (i.e., alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs), everyday racial discrimination, resilience, religious involvement, and sociodemographic information. Multivariable regression analyses were used to determine factors related to substance use among Black individuals. Results: The findings showed that 14.8% (95% CI [8.60, 20.94]) of participants reported using any substance (i.e., alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs) in the past 12 months. Men reported a significantly higher frequency of substance use than women (25.7% vs. 11.1%; x 2 = 27.67, p < .001). Everyday racial discrimination (ß = .27, p < .001) and place of birth (born in Canada, ß = .14, p < .001) were positively associated with substance use, whereas it was negatively associated with religiosity, resilience, and gender (being a female; ß = −.08, p < .05; ß = −.21, p < .001; ß = −.12, p < .001). Conclusions: Racial discrimination is associated with substance use among Black individuals in Canada. The study findings inform potential prevention and intervention strategies by examining protective factors related to substance use (e.g., religiosity, resilience, gender) among Black individuals. Public Health Significance StatementFindings from this research reveal that more than one out of ten Black individuals in Canada use substances. This study demonstrates the importance of considering racial discrimination in substance use among Black individuals in Canada. It also shows the need to embrace an intersectional approach that includes gender, place of birth, age, religiosity, and resilience in the understanding of substance use among Black individuals in Canada.

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Frequency and factors related to substance use among Black individuals aged 15–40 years old in Canada: The role of everyday racial discrimination.

Cénat¹,

Dromer²,

Auguste³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…Regarding the French version of the RS‐14, it was found to be suitable to be used with French peaking populations. The psychometric properties of the RS‐14 was measured in a sample of college students in France (Cénat et al, 2018). Cénat and his colleagues estimated the basic form of the French version of the RS‐14.…”

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Gauging secondary school students' terrorism‐related resilience in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso: A quantitative study

Bene

2022

Psychology in the Schools

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This study appraised male and female students' levels of terrorism‐related resilience, its effect on emotion and achievement, and assessed gender differences. The sample size was 180 junior and high school students of which 66 females (36.3%) and 114 males (62.6%) in the Sahel. Participants' ages ranged from 13 to 24 with a mean of 17.1 (SD = 2.04). Descriptive, multiple linear regression, and t‐test analyses were implemented to test for the size of resilience, its effects on students' emotional health and achievement, and to assess gender differences. Students had low level of resilience. Academic performance did not predict resilience, though regression analyses were statistically significant. Furthermore, no gender differences were found. Low level of resilience implies that students possess high level of difficulties in coping with terrorism. Psychological services are suggested to help secondary school students cope with the adverse effects of the stated violence.

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“…CFA has supported a theoretically expected single-factor structure (X 2 (14) = 25.21, p = .033; CFI = .982; RMSEA = .047, 90% CI [.014, .077]; SRMR = .053), the standardized factor loadings ranged from .40 to . 65.…”

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“…Fourth, at the time when the study was conceived, we were not aware of the existence of any validated French versions of brief instruments to measure resilience, such as the BRS-F [64] or RS-14 [65]. Future studies could improve the outcome measure validity by using these newer instruments.…”

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SPARK Resilience in the workplace: Effectiveness of a brief online resilience intervention during the COVID-19 lockdown

Boniwell

Osin

Kalisch³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Science asserts that resilience at work can be developed, with evidence pinpointing to multiple resources that can be built through deliberate coaching, training and interventions. This paper presents a mixed-methods study exploring the effectiveness of group coaching using SPARK Resilience training, a model and a structured coaching protocol that have been administered in educational and workplace settings in face-to-face format and remotely. The study used a non-randomised controlled design with a pre-test and a post-test in a sample of French adults (N = 101 in the intervention group and N = 86 in the waitlist control group). The SPARK Resilience programme was administered online with 8 sessions spanning 4 weeks in April 2020, during the very early stage of the pandemic and lockdown in France. The results indicate beneficial effects of the intervention on meaning, resilience, positive affect, and perceived stress outcomes (d in the .40-.56 range), as well as weaker effects on negative affect (d = .35) and work engagement (d = .21). Moderator analyses suggest that the effects of the intervention on perceived stress and negative affect tended to be stronger for older adults. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention and provided 151 responses to three open-ended questions that were coded using thematic analysis, revealing specific benefits of the intervention. The findings are interpreted within the pandemic context, showing the way resilience interventions can help people overcome unprecedented challenges.

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Psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale – 14 in a sample of college students from France

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

Frequency and factors related to substance use among Black individuals aged 15–40 years old in Canada: The role of everyday racial discrimination.

Frequency and factors related to substance use among Black individuals aged 15–40 years old in Canada: The role of everyday racial discrimination.

Gauging secondary school students' terrorism‐related resilience in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso: A quantitative study

SPARK Resilience in the workplace: Effectiveness of a brief online resilience intervention during the COVID-19 lockdown

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