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

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Research Article

Georgina Guilera¹  Judit Abad²  Noemí Pereda³  Ana Paños⁴ 

[1] Department of Behavioural Sciences Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d’Hebron 171, 08035, Barcelona, Spain;Research Group on Child and Adolescent Victimization (GReVIA), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Research Group on Child and Adolescent Victimization (GReVIA), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d’Hebron 171, 08035, Barcelona, Spain;Research Group on Child and Adolescent Victimization (GReVIA), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d’Hebron 171, 08035, Barcelona, Spain;Research Group on Child and Adolescent Victimization (GReVIA), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Specialisterne, S.L., Esadecreapolis, Avinguda de la Torre Blanca 57, 08172, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain;

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

DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-015-0259-8

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

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe 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.MethodsThis 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).ResultsResults 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.ConclusionsThe 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】

CC BY   
© Guilera et al. 2015