Psychometric testing of the children's resourcefulness scale.
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.
Zauszniewski
Jaclene A
JA
Community Health Nursing, Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. jaz@case.edu
Bekhet
Abir K
AK
Bonham
Elizabeth
E
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