Factor structure of the Connor-Davidson resilience scale in South African adolescents.
The aim of this investigation was to examine the factor structure of The Connor-Davidson Resilience scale (CD-RISC), an instrument designed to measure stress coping ability, in a sample of 701 South African adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to verify the original five-factor structure reported by Connor & Davidson, and an exploratory factor analysis suggested either a possible three-factor or two-factor structure in the current sample. Individual factor analyses by ethnicity suggested that the factor structure may differ among the different ethnic sub-groups. The reliability coefficient for the CD-RISC was 0.93. Age and ethnicity were the only demographic factors significantly correlated with CD-RISC scores. Age showed a negative relation to CD-RISC scores, and adolescents of black ethnicity had significant lower scores than their white and mixed race (coloured) counterparts. The CD-RISC scale could be a useful measure of resilience among South Africans, but future validation in South African populations is still needed.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Stavanger, Norway. ivarelvi@stud.ntnu.no
Ivar Elvik
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Jørgensen
Soraya
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Seedat
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000295:instrumentation; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires