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The Psychometric properties of the resilience scale (RS-14) in Lithuanian adolescents

Paulina ZelvieneLina JovarauskaiteInga Truskauskaite-kuneviciene

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validityconfirmatory factor analysismedia_common.quotation_subjectsocio-emotional problemsPaaugliai / AdolescentsSveikata / HealthLietuva (Lithuania)latent class analysisPsychologyMeasurement invarianceresilienceGeneral Psychologymedia_commonresilience ; adolescence ; socio-emotional problems ; latent class analysis ; confirmatory factor analysis ; measurement invariance ; validityLithuanianBrief Research ReportMental healthLatent class modelConfirmatory factor analysislanguage.human_languageBF1-990measurement invariancePsichologija / PsychologyScale (social sciences)languageResilience scaleadolescencePsychological resiliencePsychologyClinical psychology

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In the current study, we provided the evidence of satisfactory validity of the RS-14 scale in the Lithuanian adolescents’ sample (N = 1299; Mage = 14.24; SDage = 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: resilience, adolescence, socio-emotional problems, latent class analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, validity.

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2021-05-01
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667285https://www.lituanistika.lt/content/101600