The Italian adaptation of courage measure

Ginevra, Maria Cristina; Santilli, Sara; Camussi, E; Magnano, Paola; Capozza, Dora; Nota, Laura

doi:10.1007/s10775-019-09412-4

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“…The Italian version of the Courage Measure (CM; [ 26 , 81 ]) was adapted from the short version of the CM proposed by Howard and Alipour [ 94 ]; it is composed of six items rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 (never) to 7 (always). A sample item is “I tend to face my fears.” Cronbach’s alpha of the study sample is 0.82.…”

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“…Based on the literature review, career adaptability and readiness can be considered core psychological constructs related to subjective well-being in the university-to-work transition [ 8 , 69 ]; moreover, courage has been found to have a role in coping with career development tasks, promoting life satisfaction [ 26 ].…”

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“…It has the power to reduce negative emotions, such as discomfort and apprehension, that can negatively affect life satisfaction [ 23 , 24 ] and well-being [ 25 ]. Ginevra et al [ 26 ] stated that courage can be defined as “an adaptive behavior to cope with career development tasks and changing work and career conditions and for promoting life satisfaction” [ 26 ] (p. 459).…”

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Courage, Career Adaptability, and Readiness as Resources to Improve Well-Being during the University-to-Work Transition in Italy

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College students approaching a university degree can experience a critical period in their career development path that could affect their well-being. The main aim of this study was to examine the role of courage, career adaptability, and professional readiness as protective factors toward life satisfaction and flourishing during the university-to-work transition. These psychosocial resources could be useful to cope with the recent transformations of the labor market. The study involved 352 Italian university students (M = 100; F = 252), aged from 21 to 29 years (M = 23.57; SD = 2.37), attending the last year of their degree course. The results of the mediation analysis showed that courage plays a mediating role between career transition readiness and career adaptability, on one hand, with well-being indicators as outcomes. The results are discussed, providing some suggestions on practical implications for career interventions to support college students during the university-to-work transition.

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“…Courage was measured by Norton and Weiss' scale (Courage Measure; CM) [44], using the short version of Howard and Alipour [72,73] that describes courage as persistence despite fear. It is composed of six items with a 7-point Likert scale from 1 (never) to 7 (always); sample item: I will do things even though they seem to be dangerous.…”

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Relationship between Psychological Capital and Quality of Life: The Role of Courage

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Quality of life is a multidimensional concept, a construct influenced by objective and subjective factors that include the evaluation of functional, physical, social, and emotional aspects of the person. The recent contributions of positive psychology present the quality of life as a fundamental indicator for health promotion and prevention strategies. In the recent psychological studies about this topic, courage demonstrated to positively affect several work behavioral outcomes, personal identity, and prosocial actions. Courage promotes change, innovation, and coping skills to achieve aims, and it correlates positively with many individual resources. The aim of the study was to investigate, according to the positive psychology approach, the relationships between psychological capital and two dimensions of quality of life—life satisfaction and flourishing—with particular attention to the mediation function performed by courage. The research was attended by a convenience sample of 807 Italian workers, balanced by gender, belonging to public, private, and non-profit organizations, and recruited on a voluntary basis. Participants responded to a structured online questionnaire containing the following measures: Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Courage Measure, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Flourishing Scale. Cronbach’s alpha on each scale showed very good internal consistency. The collected data were analyzed according to a model of linear structural equations. In the first step, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the model fit of the measurement model; in the second step, we verified the mediation hypothesis through Process v.3.1. Finally, the correlations were implemented using SPSS 20.0. The results showed that, in general, psychological capital predicts life satisfaction and flourishing, with an indirect mediation effect of courage only on flourishing. Two main conclusions emerged from the study: flourishing and life satisfaction are representative indicators of the quality of life; courage emerges as an important psychological resource that supports the individual to face and manage the uncertainties of the risk society.

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“…The Italian adaptation of Courage Measure (CM); [57] is the reduced version [58] of the original Norton and Weiss's [55] measure. It consists of 6 positively worded items concerning behaviors of persistence despite fear with a 7-point Likert scale from 1 (never) to 7 (always).…”

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Adaptation and Validation of the Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale for Italian Adolescents (SRIS-A)

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Subjective Risk Intelligence (SRI) is the ability to consider risky and uncertain situations as opportunities rather than threats. SRI is constituted by four dimensions: attitude toward uncertainty, imaginative capability, problem solving self-efficacy and stress management. Adolescence is a period in life in which individuals face crucial life-tasks, that nowadays become complex due to uncertainty about future life and career. The present study aims to adapt the Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale (SRIS-A) for use with adolescences and examine its factor structure, psychometric properties, and relationships with related constructs (coping strategies, problem solving self-efficacy and courage). Participants were 641 Italian adolescents, balanced by gender. The results of the study showed that the suggested four-dimension scale structure adequately explained item correlations. Further, adequate reliability, construct validity and measurement invariance by gender were supported, suggesting that SRIS-A has adequate concurrent and convergent validity. Suggestions for further studies of SRI during adolescence using the SRIS-A are discussed.

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The Italian adaptation of courage measure

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

Courage, Career Adaptability, and Readiness as Resources to Improve Well-Being during the University-to-Work Transition in Italy

Courage, Career Adaptability, and Readiness as Resources to Improve Well-Being during the University-to-Work Transition in Italy

Relationship between Psychological Capital and Quality of Life: The Role of Courage

Adaptation and Validation of the Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale for Italian Adolescents (SRIS-A)

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