Assessing resilience in adolescence: The Spanish adaptation of the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Judit Abad¹  Ana Paños³  Noemí Pereda¹  Georgina Guilera² 

[1] Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d’Hebron 171, Barcelona, 08035, Spain;Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Specialisterne, S.L., Esadecreapolis, Avinguda de la Torre Blanca 57, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, 08172, Spain

关键词: Spain;    Adaptation;    Assessment;    Adolescence;    Resilience;   

Others  :  1223864
DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-015-0259-8

 received in 2015-01-22, accepted in 2015-05-07,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The concept and assessment of resilience have attracted considerable attention in recent years, but none of the instruments developed to measure resilience in adolescents have been adapted to the Spanish context. The Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire (ARQ) provides a comprehensive and multidimensional assessment of the resources associated with resilience in adolescents.

Methods

This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the ARQ. Participants included a community sample of 1101 Spanish adolescents (53.5 % boys) aged 12–17 years (M = 14.51; SD = 1.755).

Results

Results confirm the factor structure based on 12 scales. Internal consistency was generally adequate (between .60 and .84), although the unacceptable coefficient for the Empathy/Tolerance scale (α = .38) means that this scale needs to be revised for the Spanish context. Relationships between ARQ scales and psychopathology were in the expected direction and magnitude. Some gender differences were observed, with higher scores for boys on Confidence and Negative cognition.

Conclusions

The Spanish version of the ARQ can help to identify personal characteristics associated with resilience and signs of positive engagement with family, peers, school, and the community. It can identify those adolescents most likely to show resilience in response to adversity, as well as those who may be vulnerable under situations of stress.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Guilera et al.

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