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Development and initial validation of the Mount Sinai Resilience Scale
Jonathan M DePierro1, Deborah B Marin1, Vanshdeep Sharma1
1Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Psychological Trauma : Theory, Research, Practice and Policy
|October 5, 2023
Summary
Researchers developed and validated the Mount Sinai Resilience Scale (MSRS), a new tool measuring thoughts and behaviors promoting psychological resilience. This scale offers a comprehensive approach to assessing resilience factors in adults.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Mental Health Research
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Psychological resilience is a growing area of interest in mental health.
- Existing resilience measures have limitations in assessing promoting thoughts and behaviors.
- There is a need for a comprehensive resilience scale evaluating multiple associated factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and initially validate a novel self-report resilience scale.
- To address gaps in resilience measurement by assessing promoting thoughts and behaviors.
- To evaluate multiple factors previously associated with resilience simultaneously.
Main Methods:
- Scale development followed consensus meetings.
- An online study of 1,864 U.S. adults was conducted for development and validation.
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to determine scale structure.
Main Results:
- A seven-factor solution was suggested by exploratory factor analysis.
- Confirmatory factor analysis generally supported the seven-factor solution.
- A revised 24-item scale showed expected correlations with established resilience measures and related constructs.
Conclusions:
- The Mount Sinai Resilience Scale (MSRS) demonstrates initial convergent and discriminant validity.
- The study describes the factor structure of the MSRS.
- The MSRS provides a promising new tool for measuring psychological resilience.
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