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Journal of American College Health Volume 70, 2022 - Issue 5
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Resilience Resources Scale: A brief resilience measure validated with undergraduate students

Melissa Juliana Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAView further author information
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Alyssa C. D. Cheadleb Department of Psychology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, USAView further author information
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Kendra S. Knudsena Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA;c Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAView further author information
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Robert M. Bildera Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA;c Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA;d Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAView further author information
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Christine Dunkel Schettera Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA;d Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1434-1443 | Received 07 Jan 2020, Accepted 17 Jul 2020, Published online: 17 Sep 2020
 
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Abstract

Objective: This paper presents a theory-based brief resilience scale, the Resilience Resources Scale (RRS), and evidence for its factor structure, reliability, and validity in two studies of undergraduate students. Participants: Study 1 sampled 295 students and Study 2 sampled 244 students. Methods: Study 1 participants completed the RRS and other measures online at one of two time points eight weeks apart (n = 193), or at both time points (n = 102). Study 2 participants completed the RRS and other measures online on a single occasion. Results: Factor analyses provided evidence for a one-factor model. Results indicated high internal consistency and strong test-retest reliability. Evidence of concurrent and predictive validity is presented. Conclusions: The RRS measures resilience resources known to be protective of physical and mental health. This brief scale has sound psychometric properties in these initial studies of undergraduate students. We offer possible directions for use of the RRS in this and other populations.

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1 Only one participant was 17 years old.

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Funding

This study was supported by the Charles Engelhard Foundation as part of the “Bringing Theory to Practice” project in partnership with the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

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