title: The resilience scale for adults in italy: A validation study comparing clinical substance abusers with a nonclinical sample.
abstract: This article reports a validation study of the Italian version of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), a measure designed to assess individual, family, and social resilience protective resources. The RSA was administered to a clinical (i.e., substance use disorders, or SUD; N = 437) and a nonclinical sample (N = 337). A confirmatory factor analyses supported the original 6-factor structure of the RSA in both samples. The RSA correlated positively with functional coping strategies and negatively with perceived stress and dysfunctional coping strategies. Moreover, the RSA subscales discriminated between SUD and non-SUD individuals. Factorial invariance testing also confirmed comparable psychometric properties across gender. The results confirm good psychometric properties of the Italian RSA and provide support for the construct validity of the scale. The RSA may be suited for use in studies examining natural course and intervention trials. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia.
authors.forename: Natale Salvatore
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Bonfiglio
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia and Eris Foundation.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Renati
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
authors.forename: Odin
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hjemdal
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
authors.forename: Oddgeir
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Friborg
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult