The Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale (RS-14) in Lithuanian Adolescents

Paulina Zelviene, Lina Jovarauskaite, Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, Paulina Zelviene, Lina Jovarauskaite, Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene

Abstract

In the current study, we provided the evidence of satisfactory validity of the RS-14 scale in the Lithuanian adolescents' sample (N = 1299; M age = 14.24; SD age = 1.26), based on its internal structure, and relations to other variables. The results of the study indicated an acceptable model fit for a single-factor structure of the scale with a high internal consistency (McDonald's omega = 0.89). We also confirmed the scalar measurement invariance across groups of adolescents in terms of their age (i.e., early and middle adolescence) and mental health profile as well as partial scalar gender invariance. Adolescents characterized by high levels of socio-emotional problems reported lower levels of resilience, in comparison to adolescents that reported low levels of socio-emotional problems. However, the data indicated that adolescents from emotional problems and behavioral problems groups cannot be differentiated with the RS-14 scale.

Keywords: adolescence; confirmatory factor analysis; latent class analysis; measurement invariance; resilience; socio-emotional problems; validity.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Copyright © 2021 Zelviene, Jovarauskaite and Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene.

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Latent classes; based on socio-emotional functioning mean sum scores (N = 1299).

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