Personal and social factors of resilience: Factorial validity and internal consistency of Indonesian Read

Abstract

Academic and applied interest in the concepts and aspects of adolescents' resilience is increasing. It is very important and useful, therefore, to provide an instrument to measure it. This study intends to generate and test the validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ). A sample of 361 students (Male = 125, Female = 236) aged 14 to 18 years participated in this study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes were performed to test validity, whilst the Cronbach's Alpha procedure was performed to test reliability. The Indonesian version of READ meets the criteria of factorial validity and internal consistency, with four sub-factors, namely: family cohesion, social competence, and social resources, as well as a new labelled factor, goaloriented competence. This study proposes the name of personal and social factors of adolescent resilience as the variable measured by the Indonesian version of the READ scale. Social resilience factors consist of family cohesion and social resources. The personal resilience factor consists of goaloriented competence and social competence.