Psychometric properties and Factor structure of the BRCS in an elderly Spanish sample

Authors

  • Carmen Moret-Tatay Universidad Católica de Valencia
  • Juan J. Fernández-Muñoz Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid
  • Cristina Civera-Mollá Universitat de València
  • Esperanza Navarro-Pardo Universidad de Valencia
  • Carlos Alcover-de-la-Hera Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.31.3.188401
Keywords: Brief Resilient Coping Scale, validation, elderly

Abstract

Successful resilience is a variable often related toan optimal aging process. However, literature is rather limited when dealingwith assessment instruments for the elderly in the Spanish language. Theobjective of this work is to validate the Brief Resilient Coping Scale(Sinclair & Wallston, 2004), a four item likert scale, in the Spanishelderly.  For this propose, the scale wasadministrated to a sample of 991 elderly Spanish participants, and the data setanalysed in terms of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, internalconsistency and criterion validity. The scale demonstrated good psychometricproperties.  Furthermore, the homogeneityindices were higher than the recently literature, reinforcing the dimensionalstructure of the scale.  These resultshave shown higher reliability from previous Spanish versions. Therefore, theBrief Resilient Coping Scale is a valuable assessment instrument that could bevery useful in the assessing of resilience in the Spanish-speaking elderly.

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Published
16-09-2015
How to Cite
Moret-Tatay, C., Fernández-Muñoz, J. J., Civera-Mollá, C., Navarro-Pardo, E., & Alcover-de-la-Hera, C. (2015). Psychometric properties and Factor structure of the BRCS in an elderly Spanish sample. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 31(3), 1030–1034. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.31.3.188401
Issue
Vol. 31 No. 3 (2015)
Section
Psychology of the elderly

 

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