Validation of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) in Ireland: a multi-group analysis: Validation of READ with Adolescents in Ireland
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(340) = 6146.02, p < 0.001, RMSEA = 0.056 (90% CI = 0.054-0.057), CFI = 0.97; GFI = 0.93. Measurement invariance indicated that the five-factor structure was similar across gender, school cycle and distress levels. Construct validity was evident, by correlating the five factors of the READ with various social, psychological and behavioural variables. The findings suggest that the READ is a valid measure to assess resilience factors among adolescents in Ireland, demonstrating its applicability in a different cultural context and with a wider age range of adolescents. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The READ can be used during all of adolescence, from 14 to 15 years of age up to 18 to 20 years of age.
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- Authors
- Kelly, Y., Fitzgerald, A., & Dooley, B.
- Affiliations
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Corresponding author
- Fitzgerald, Amanda
- Venue
- International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-04-29
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e1506
- ISSN
- 1049-8931 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6877176
- OpenAlex
- W2344114287
- Cited by
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- 53
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- adolescent resilience, psychometric validation, measurement invariance, construct validity, gender differences, school cycles, psychological distress, cross-cultural adaptation, Ireland
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Culture, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Ireland, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Self Concept, Sex Characteristics, Reproducibility of Results, Statistics, Nonparametric, Resilience, Psychological, Young Adult
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