Measuring resilience among homeless youth: psychometric assessment of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in Ghana |
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Authors: | Kwaku Oppong Asante Anna Meyer-Weitz |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Applied Human Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africaoppongasante@ukzn.ac.za;3. School of Applied Human Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa |
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Abstract: | This study validated the psychometric structure of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson, 2003 Connor, K. M., & Davidson, J. R. T. (2003). Development of a New Resilience Scale: The Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Depression and Anxiety, 18, 76–82. doi: 10.1002/da.10113[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) in a sample of 227 homeless youth in Ghana. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Varimax rotation was used to extract factor structures. About 62% of the total variance was accounted for by a three-factor structure: personal competence and tenacity, optimism and achievement motivation. Evidence of the external validity of scales was supported by the positive correlation between resilience and perceived social support scores. The CD-RISC appears to yield scores reliable for assessing resilience among homeless youth in a developing world context. |
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Keywords: | Validation G-CD-RISC resilience homeless youth African context Ghana |
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