PLoS ONE
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2019

Development and psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Resilience Scale for Southeast Asian immigrant women who divorced in Taiwan (Article) (Open Access)

Kuo S.-F. , Hou W.-H. , Chang C.-C. , Liao Y.-M. , Cheng S.-Y. , Chou Y.-H. , Yeh Y.-C. , Lin Y.-K.* , Chen I.-H.
  • a School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • b Master Program in Long-term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan, School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan, Attending Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • c School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan, Research Center of Active Aging, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • d Institute of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • e School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • f Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • g Department of Nursing, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
  • h Master Program in Long-term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • i Research Center of Biostatistics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan

Abstract

Background :Only a few studies exist on the resilience of divorced women. Furthermore, relevant instruments for assessing the resilience of divorced immigrant Southeast Asian women are rare. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to develop and examine a new Resilience Scale-Chinese version (RS-C) that is specific to divorced immigrant Southeast Asian women in Taiwan. Methods :The study was conducted in two phases. In phase 1, 20 items were used to evaluate face and content validities. In phase 2, a cross-sectional study was conducted. In total, 118 immigrant women participated in this study and were recruited from three nongovernmental organizations providing services for immigrants in Taipei City and Miaoli and Chiayi Counties. Psychometric properties of the instrument (i.e., internal consistency, test-retest reliability, item-to-total correlation, construct validity, and convergent validity) were examined. Significance was set at p < 0.05 for all statistical tests. Results: The final 16-item RS-C resulted in a three-factor model. The three factors, namely personal competence, family identity, and social connections, were an acceptable fit for the data and explained 54.60% of the variance. Cronbach's α of the RS-C was 0.85, and those of its subscales ranged from 0.77 to 0.82. The correlation value of the test-retest reliability was 0.87. The RS-C was significantly associated with the General Self-Efficacy scale and the Chinese Health Questionnaire-12. Conclusion: The RS-C is a brief and specific self-report tool for evaluating the resilience of divorced immigrant Southeast Asian women and demonstrated adequate reliability and validity in this study. This RS-C instrument has potential applications in both clinical practice and research with strength-based resiliency interventions. However, additional research on the RS-C is required to further establish its reliability and validity. © 2019 Kuo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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phase 2 clinical trial immigrant publication internal consistency Cronbach alpha coefficient human Translations Self Report middle aged controlled study coping behavior Adaptation, Psychological clinical practice organization test retest reliability content validity Taiwan procedures Surveys and Questionnaires cross-sectional study migrant psychology Humans male Emigrants and Immigrants Southeast Asia female Socioeconomic Factors construct validity reproducibility socioeconomics Reproducibility of Results questionnaire identity Psychometrics psychometry Article major clinical study adult human experiment Southeast Asian divorced person Asia, Southeastern divorce convergent validity
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211451
ISSN: 19326203
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English