title: Psychometric testing of the children's resourcefulness scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Resourcefulness is known to reduce depression in adults, but its effects on children are less well known, possibly for lack of a psychometrically sound measure.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study examined the reliability and validity of the 32-item Children's Self-Control Scale (C-SCS), which measures resourcefulness, in 122 school-aged children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Standard scale refinement methods produced a 10-item scale with alpha= .72 and correlations with the C-SCS (r = .86), positive thoughts (r = .38), and depressive symptoms (r =-.32). Factor analysis revealed two factors: problem-solving and delay of gratification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 10-item scale may be useful for identifying children who are not resourceful and are at risk for depression.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Nursing, Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. jaz@case.edu
authors.forename: Jaclene A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zauszniewski
authors.forename: Abir K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bekhet
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D011340:Problem Solving; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results