Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Portuguese Version: validity and metrics for the older adult population

• Published in: Aging & mental health Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 1554 - 1563
• Main Authors: da Silva-Sauer, Leandro, de la Torre-Luque, Alejandro, Smith, Bruce W., C. M. C. Lins, Mônica, Andrade, Suellen, Fernández-Calvo, Bernardino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 03-08-2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aging; Bounce Back; Confirmatory factor analysis; Elderly; Factor analysis; Geriatric psychiatry; Measures; Mental health; Older people; Population studies; Psychopathology; Quantitative psychology; Recovery (Medical); Reliability; Resilience; Resilience Scale; Stress Recovery; Validity; Women; Wording; Stress Recovery; Bounce Back; Resilience Scale; Elderly; Resilience
• ISSN: 1360-7863; 1364-6915
• DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1753015

This study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the new Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Brief Resilience Scale (B-BRS) in older adults.
A sample of 1251 participants (54.20% women; M = 68.02 years, SD = 6.52) completed the B-BRS and seven scales on successful aging and mental health. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to study the B-BRS dimensionality. Convergent and divergent validity was analyzed by means of examining the relationships of B-BRS with scales on successful aging and mental health.
The results supported the unidimensionality of the B-BRS after controlling for wording method, as well as satisfactory reliability (ω = .79). B-BRS structure remained invariant across education level and income groups. B-BRS scores positively correlated with successful aging factors and negatively with psychopathology symptoms.
To conclude, our findings provide some evidence on the reliability and validity of the B-BRS, as well as its validation for use in the senior population.