Psychometric Validation of the Brief Resilience Scale in the Sample of Vietnamese University Student

ABSTRACT

The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) measures a relatively positive adaptation despite adversity. This research aims to translate and validate the BRS into Vietnamese. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance analysis across gender, and test-retest reliability were examined consecutively in Study 1 (n = 304), Study 2 (n = 301), and Study 3 (n = 48). BRS has demonstrated good psychometric properties, including acceptable internal consistency reliability (α = 0.66) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.67). Researchers have found a two-factor structure of the BRS in study 1, and the scale scores showed adequate internal consistency. The two-factor structure was confirmed with a new sample in study 2. BRS construct validity was further examined by correlating with psychological well-being, self-compassion, stress, anxiety, and depression. Although some salient limitations exist in the present study, such as the self-selected sample included a higher level of education than the average in Vietnam, and data were collected via self-report. However, our research suggested that the BRS could measure the Vietnamese university students’ resilience by assessing two dimensions (negative and positive resilience). The Vietnamese version of BRS is a good psychometric for resilience studies in Viet Nam.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The scale scores showed adequate internal consistency.

• The two-factor structure was confirmed with a new sample in study 2.

• BRS construct validity was further examined by correlated with psychological well-being, self-compassion, stress, anxiety, and depression.

• BRS has demonstrated good psychometric properties, including acceptable internal consistency reliability (α = 0.66) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.67).

KEYWORDS:

• Brief Resilience Scale
• Reliability
• Resilience
• Validity
• Vietnamese students

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank all participants who have participated in this study.

Disclosure statement

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Author contributions

The 1st author and 2nd author are the co-first authors and contributed equally to this work.

Ethical approval

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in conformity with the requirements of the Institutional Research Committee and the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 or comparable ethical standards.

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Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. The present study has followed APA’s research ethical principles and the Institutional Research Committee’s requirements, and the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 or comparable ethical standards. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in the paper are the authors’ sole and do not necessarily represent the authors’ universities’ views.