The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers

Objective: This study explored the dimensionality and measurement invariance of the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson, 2003) across samples of adult (n = 321; aged 20-36) and adolescent (n = 199; aged 12-18) Australian cricketers. Design: Cross-sectional, self-...

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Main Authors: Gucciardi, Daniel, Jackson, B., Coulter, T., Mallett, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39814
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author Gucciardi, Daniel
Jackson, B.
Coulter, T.
Mallett, C.
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Jackson, B.
Coulter, T.
Mallett, C.
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description Objective: This study explored the dimensionality and measurement invariance of the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson, 2003) across samples of adult (n = 321; aged 20-36) and adolescent (n = 199; aged 12-18) Australian cricketers. Design: Cross-sectional, self-report survey. Methods: An online, multi-section questionnaire. Results: Confirmatory factor and item level analyses supported the psychometric superiority of a revised 10-item, unidimensional model of resilience over the original 25-item, five-factor measurement model. Positive and moderate correlations with hardiness as well as negative and moderate correlations with burnout components were evidenced thereby providing support for the convergent validity of the unidimensional model. Measurement invariance analyses of the unidimensional model across the two age-group samples supported configural (i.e., same factor structure across groups), metric (i.e., same pattern of factor loadings across the groups), and partial scalar invariance (i.e., mostly the same intercepts across the groups). Conclusion: Evidence for a psychometrically sound measure of resilient qualities of the individual provides an important foundation upon which researchers can identify the antecedents to and outcomes of resilience in sport contexts. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-398142017-09-13T14:30:06Z The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers Gucciardi, Daniel Jackson, B. Coulter, T. Mallett, C. Objective: This study explored the dimensionality and measurement invariance of the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson, 2003) across samples of adult (n = 321; aged 20-36) and adolescent (n = 199; aged 12-18) Australian cricketers. Design: Cross-sectional, self-report survey. Methods: An online, multi-section questionnaire. Results: Confirmatory factor and item level analyses supported the psychometric superiority of a revised 10-item, unidimensional model of resilience over the original 25-item, five-factor measurement model. Positive and moderate correlations with hardiness as well as negative and moderate correlations with burnout components were evidenced thereby providing support for the convergent validity of the unidimensional model. Measurement invariance analyses of the unidimensional model across the two age-group samples supported configural (i.e., same factor structure across groups), metric (i.e., same pattern of factor loadings across the groups), and partial scalar invariance (i.e., mostly the same intercepts across the groups). Conclusion: Evidence for a psychometrically sound measure of resilient qualities of the individual provides an important foundation upon which researchers can identify the antecedents to and outcomes of resilience in sport contexts. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39814 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.02.005 restricted
spellingShingle Gucciardi, Daniel
Jackson, B.
Coulter, T.
Mallett, C.
The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers
title The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers
title_full The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers
title_fullStr The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers
title_full_unstemmed The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers
title_short The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with Australian cricketers
title_sort connor-davidson resilience scale (cd-risc): dimensionality and age-related measurement invariance with australian cricketers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39814