Psychometric Properties of the Brief Resilience Scale in Honduran University Students

Abstract

University students face various challenges that can generatehigh levels of stress, which may have negative consequences for theirhealth as well as their academic performance. Resilience plays a key role instudents' ability to cope with and overcome the difficulties of this educa-tional stage. One of the most common means of assessing resilience is theBrief Resilience Scale (BRS). This study examined the psychometric prop-erties of the BRS among a sample of Honduran university students. Thesample comprised 791 students (Mage = 26.29 years, SD = 8.02). The relia-bility, construct validity, and concurrent and divergent validity of the BRSwere evaluated. Moreover, measurement invariance by sex, floor effects,and ceiling effects were analyzed. Exploratory and confirmatory factoranalyses supported the two-factor structure of the BRS, and the results ex-hibited acceptable reliability indices. Measurement invariance was observedbetween men and women. This study provides preliminary evidence of theSpanish version of the BRS being a reliable and valid instrument withwhich to assess resilience among university students in Honduras.