Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire—Polish Adaptation (WFRQ-PL)

Natalia Nadrowska, Magdalena Błażek, Aleksandra Lewandowska-Walter, Wojciech Błażek and Agata Zdun-Ryżewska
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Natalia Nadrowska: Department of Quality of Life Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
Magdalena Błażek: Department of Quality of Life Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
Aleksandra Lewandowska-Walter: Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland
Wojciech Błażek: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Polish Naval Academy, 81-127 Gdynia, Poland
Agata Zdun-Ryżewska: Department of Quality of Life Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: Family resilience is a construct based on interactive processes occurring in the family, enabling the family to effectively overcome everyday stressors, as well as developmental and unpredictable crises. By observing how the family deals with difficulties using family resilience processes, we are able to support both parents and protect children against the harmful effects of unfavourable conditions. The aim of our research was to carry out the procedure of adaptation to the Polish language and culture of the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire. In this study, 930 Poles participated (72.5% women), aged from 18 to 63 (M = 26.94, SD = 9.8). They filled in the questionnaire online. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the model with three factors: belief system, organisational processes, and communication processes. The model indicators were found to be well suited to the data: χ 2 /df = 1.12, RMSEA = 0.01, CFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.99, SRMR = 0.04. The reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) of the scales was also satisfactory (0.94 for the belief systems, 0.86 for the organisational processes, and 0.94 for the communication processes). Tool validation with FRAS-PL scales showed convergence. We named the Polish version of the WFRQ Questionnaire Kwestionariusz Prężności Rodzinnej Walsh (WFRQ-PL) and found it to be a good tool for assessing the processes of family resilience in our country.

Keywords: family resilience; family adaptation; developmental and unpredictable stress; WFRQ; FRAS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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