title: Test-retest reliability of the dispositional resilience scale-15, a brief hardiness scale.
abstract: Test-retest correlations provide the most appropriate estimate of reliability when short scales are used to measure complex constructs. A brief, 15-item hardiness scale was developed from a longer version known as the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS), which first appeared in 1989. This short hardiness scale (DRS-15) has the advantages of brevity, good internal consistency, and validity (Barone, 1995, - 1999); however, test-retest reliability has not yet been estimated. The present study addresses this issue, using a sample of 104 military academy cadets. The 3-wk. test-retest reliability coefficient was .78.
authors.affiliation: Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC 20319, USA. bartonep@ndu.edu
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Bartone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires