Development and validity of a resilience at secondary school scale

IF 1.5 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Australian Journal of Education Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI:10.1177/0004944119895818

M. Turner, P. Bowen, Jacinta Ryan, P. Hayes

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Secondary schools are purported to play a signiﬁcant role in the resilience enhancement of adolescents; however, there are no measures of resilience designed specifically for use in secondary schools. To address this shortcoming, a resilience at secondary school (RASS) scale was developed and its psychometric properties explored. Five hundred and sixty-two female secondary school students aged from 12 years to 18 years completed the 20-item RASS, which was adapted from the Resilience at University scale. Confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling revealed a 19-item, seven-factor structure. Convergent validity of all the subscales was tenable. Internal consistency of two subscales was not ideal, indicative of the need for further research. The RASS scale and subscales represent promising empirical measures of resilience at secondary schools in Australia. With further refinement, the RASS offers educators in secondary schools a practical measure founded on the skills and behaviours considered critical for psychological resilience which can be used to inform resilience-building curriculum activities.

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中学心理弹性的发展与有效性

中学对青少年心理弹性的增强有显著作用;然而，没有专门为中学设计的弹性测量方法。针对这一不足，本研究编制了中学心理弹性量表(RASS)，并对其心理测量特性进行了探讨。562名12 ~ 18岁的女中学生完成了由大学心理弹性量表改编而来的20项RASS问卷。采用结构方程模型进行验证性因子分析，揭示了一个包含19个项目、7个因素的结构。各分量表的收敛效度均成立。两个分量表的内部一致性不理想，需要进一步研究。RASS量表和子量表代表了澳大利亚中学弹性的有前途的经验措施。经过进一步完善，RASS为中学教育工作者提供了一种实用的衡量标准，该标准建立在被认为对心理弹性至关重要的技能和行为基础上，可用于为心理弹性建设课程活动提供信息。

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Australian Journal of Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The Australian Journal of Education was established in 1957 under the editorship of Professor Bill Connell. Drawing upon research conducted in Australia and internationally, the AJE aims to inform educational researchers as well as educators, administrators and policymakers about issues of contemporary concern in education. The AJE seeks to publish research studies that contribute to educational knowledge and research methodologies, and that review findings of research studies. Its scope embraces all fields of education and training. In addition to publishing research studies about education it also publishes articles that address education in relation to other fields.