Population-based validation of a German version of the Brief Resilience Scale

Andrea Chmitorz, Mario Wenzel, Rolf-Dieter Stieglitz, Angela Kunzler, Christiana Bagusat, Isabella Helmreich, Anna Gerlicher, Miriam Kampa, Thomas Kubiak, Raffael Kalisch, Klaus Lieb and Oliver Tüscher

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: Smith and colleagues developed the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to assess the individual ability to recover from stress despite significant adversity. This study aimed to validate the German version of the BRS. We used data from a population-based (sample 1: n = 1.481) and a representative (sample 2: n = 1.128) sample of participants from the German general population (age ≥ 18) to assess reliability and validity. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted to compare one- and two-factorial models from previous studies with a method-factor model which especially accounts for the wording of the items. Reliability was analyzed. Convergent validity was measured by correlating BRS scores with mental health measures, coping, social support, and optimism. Reliability was good (α = .85, ω = .85 for both samples). The method-factor model showed excellent model fit (sample 1: χ2/df = 7.544; RMSEA = .07; CFI = .99; SRMR = .02; sample 2: χ2/df = 1.166; RMSEA = .01; CFI = 1.00; SRMR = .01) which was significantly better than the one-factor model (Δχ2(4) = 172.71, p

Date: 2018
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