Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology. Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Until now, various tools have been used to measure resilience, but most of them have been designed in accordance with the views of Western societies on this component. The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the 9-item resilience inventory for non-clinical populations, which is based on the perspective of Eastern societies on resilience. In this study, the statistical population included all teachers working in public schools of Markazi Province during the 2023–2024 academic year, of whom 302 teachers completed the 9-item Resilience Inventory (RI-9; Wongpakaran et al., 2023), the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS; Smith et al., 2008), and the Anxiety subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) through an online survey. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega, while validity was evaluated through convergent validity, concurrent validity, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the factor analysis confirmed the single-factor structure of the original version and the data fit of this inventory in the Iranian sample, and the convergent and concurrent validity were also adequate (p < 0.001). Furthermore, Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.87) and McDonald's omega (Ω = 0.87) coefficients indicated the instrument's reliability. The findings suggest that the Persian version of the 9-item Resilience Inventory demonstrates acceptable validity and reliability, making it a suitable instrument for research and educational purposes.
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