Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

7 p.

Publication Date

2011

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Source Publication

ISRN Nursing

Source ISSN

2090-5491

Original Item ID

doi: 10.5402/2011/787363

Abstract

Highly resourceful individuals have been found better able to meet life's challenges and to experience more positive health outcomes. Although psychometrically sound measures of resourcefulness exist and resourcefulness training trials show that the intervention increases adaptive functioning and enhances quality of life, there is no direct measure of intervention fidelity. This study examined the reliability and validity of an 8-item Resourcefulness Skills Scale (RSS), which measures the frequency with which intervention recipients use specific resourcefulness skills. The RSS was found to have acceptable internal consistency (� = .78), criterion-related validity (�'s = .50 and .52 with other resourcefulness scales), and construct validity (�'s =.38 and .53 with theoretically-related constructs). Factor analysis revealed two factors reflecting personal and social resourcefulness. Because the RSS queries respondents on their use of skills taught during resourcefulness training, it has potential usefulness as a measure for evaluating how well the training is translated into use of the skills in daily life.

Comments

Accepted version. ISRN Nursing, Vol. 2011 (2011): 1-7. DOI. © 2011 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Used with permission.

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