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Testing the BRCS Structure through a Multigroup Analysis

1Coimbra Health School, Coimbra, Portugal

2Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique, Oporto, Portugal


Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. 2016, Vol. 4 No. 1, 15-18
DOI: 10.12691/rpbs-4-1-3
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education Publishing

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Pedro Belo, Ricardo Pocinho, Jose Rodrigues. Testing the BRCS Structure through a Multigroup Analysis. Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. 2016; 4(1):15-18. doi: 10.12691/rpbs-4-1-3.

Correspondence to: Pedro  Belo, Coimbra Health School, Coimbra, Portugal. Email: pedrobelo@estescoimbra.pt

Abstract

The BCRS is a measurement tool that measures resilience with satisfactory levels of reliability and validity. In this research, a sample of 314 participants (volunteers) was tested. The participants were divided into two groups: young and older adults. Results showed a Cronbach's alpha of the BRCS scale for both young and older adults of 0.67 and 0.76, respectively. The primary analyses performed to assess the psychometric characteristics of the scale showed good reliability of the Spanish translation for older adults and unsatisfactory for young people, with analogous Cronbach’s alpha values than the obtained by the original instrument.

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