Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the resilience scale for older adults

Abstract

Objectives

A significant gap currently exists in the availability of reliable and scientifically rigorous measures for evaluating resilience among older Arabic-speaking populations. The primary objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of an Arabic adaptation of the 15-item Resilience Scale of Older Adults (RSOA) in a sample of Arabic-speaking Egyptian older adults.

Method

Using a cross-sectional design and a convenience sample of 539 Egyptian older adults, with 60.7% aged between 65 and 75 years (50.3% females), participants completed an online Google form-based anonymous questionnaire, including sociodemographic information, the RSOA, and the 10-item CD-RISC. To ensure accurate translation, the forward-backward translation method was employed. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and gender invariance in the RSOA were analyzed. McDonald’s ω and Cronbach’s α were calculated to assess internal consistency.

Results

The results demonstrate that the Arabic RSOA and its subscales exhibit high internal consistency, with McDonald’s ω and Cronbach’s α values ranging from 0.83 to 0.93. CFA analysis revealed that the four-factor model fit of RSOA was acceptable. Measurement invariance was supported across genders. Furthermore, both genders exhibited no significant differences in all four RSOA dimensions. Convergent validity was supported by demonstrating that the four RSOA sub-scores and total scores correlated positively and significantly with the 10-item CD-RISC.

Conclusion

While further cross-cultural validation involving other Arab countries and communities is necessary, this study suggests that the Arabic RSOA may be used to measure resilience among broader Arabic-speaking older adults in clinical and research contexts.

Keywords:

• Resilience
• RSOA
• psychometric properties
• older adults
• Arabic adaptation

Acknowledgements

The authors express their sincere appreciation to all participants for their contribution in the study.

Authors’ contributions

FFR, MIMK, and SH designed the study; ME drafted the manuscript; SH carried out the analysis and interpreted the results; ME, RSS, EFSM, and MIMK collected the data. All authors reviewed the paper for intellectual content and approved the final version of the paper.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt on 15-5-2023 (IRB code: 00013620). Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects; the online submission of the soft copy was considered equivalent to receiving a written informed consent. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.

Data availability statement

All data generated or analyzed during this study are not publicly available, but are available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author.

Additional information

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.