title: Transcultural and psychometric validation of the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15) in Chinese adult women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to report translation and transcultural adaptation of the 15-item Dispositional Resilience Scale in traditional Chinese (C-DRS-15) and evaluate its psychometric properties.
  
  
  METHODS
  The DRS is a self-report instrument that measures psychological hardiness. We followed an international standard of cross-cultural translation and validation of patient-reported outcome measures to create the Chinese version. Then, the translated C-DRS-15 was validated on 542 Chinese women from a population-based sample in Hong Kong.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency and criterion-related validity were investigated. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the C-DRS-15 was supported by a modified three-factor structure in our Chinese sample (RMSEA = .06, CFI = .94, TLI = .92, and SRMR = .06). The reliability (Cronbach's α coefficient = .78) and validity were satisfactory. Total resilience score was negatively correlated with depression (p < .001), with non-depressed women scoring higher on the C-DRS-15.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The C-DRS-15 was demonstrated to be a reliable and valid measurement to assess hardiness in Chinese women.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 4/F, William M.W. Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, janetyh@hku.hk.
authors.forename: Janet Yuen-Ha
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Daniel Yee-Tak
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: Anna Wai-Man
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Claudia Kor-Yee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Ko Ling
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Tk
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003863:Depression; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055500:Resilience, Psychological / Q000145:classification; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult