Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples
The Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) is a highly rated scale for measuring protective factors of resilience. Even though the READ has been validated in several different cultural samples, no studies have validated the READ across samples in German from Switzerland and Germany. The purpose of...
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| description | The Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) is a highly rated scale for measuring protective factors of resilience. Even though the READ has been validated in several different cultural samples, no studies have validated the READ across samples in German from Switzerland and Germany. The purpose of this study was to explore the construct validity of the German READ version in two samples from two different countries and to test the measurement invariance between those two samples. A German sample (n = 321, M = 12.74, SD = 0.77) and a German-speaking Swiss sample (n = 349, M = 12.67, SD = 0.69) of seventh graders completed the READ, Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL). The expected negative correlations between READ and HSCL-25 and the positive correlations between RSE, self-efficacy, and SWL were supported. Furthermore, the results of the measurement invariance demonstrated that the originally proposed five-dimensional structure is equal in the German and Swiss samples, and it can be assumed that the same construct was assessed by excluding one item. The five-factor, 27-item solution is a valid and reliable self-report measure of protective factors between two German-speaking samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23a94f8e2569444d9e5d10b26441ad152022-12-21T22:10:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-12-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.608677608677Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking SamplesClarissa Janousch0Frederick Anyan1Odin Hjemdal2Carmen Nadja Hirt3Institute for Research and Development, School of Education, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Windisch, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayInstitute Secondary Level I and II, School of Education, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Windisch, SwitzerlandThe Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) is a highly rated scale for measuring protective factors of resilience. Even though the READ has been validated in several different cultural samples, no studies have validated the READ across samples in German from Switzerland and Germany. The purpose of this study was to explore the construct validity of the German READ version in two samples from two different countries and to test the measurement invariance between those two samples. A German sample (n = 321, M = 12.74, SD = 0.77) and a German-speaking Swiss sample (n = 349, M = 12.67, SD = 0.69) of seventh graders completed the READ, Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL). The expected negative correlations between READ and HSCL-25 and the positive correlations between RSE, self-efficacy, and SWL were supported. Furthermore, the results of the measurement invariance demonstrated that the originally proposed five-dimensional structure is equal in the German and Swiss samples, and it can be assumed that the same construct was assessed by excluding one item. The five-factor, 27-item solution is a valid and reliable self-report measure of protective factors between two German-speaking samples.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.608677/fullGermanySwitzerlandprotective factorsfactor analysisresilienceResilience Scale for Adolescents |
| spellingShingle | Clarissa Janousch Frederick Anyan Odin Hjemdal Carmen Nadja Hirt Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples Frontiers in Psychology Germany Switzerland protective factors factor analysis resilience Resilience Scale for Adolescents |
| title | Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples |
| title_full | Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples |
| title_short | Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) and Measurement Invariance Across Two Different German-Speaking Samples |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the resilience scale for adolescents read and measurement invariance across two different german speaking samples |
| topic | Germany Switzerland protective factors factor analysis resilience Resilience Scale for Adolescents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.608677/full |
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