G Guihard1, L Deumier2, B Alliot-Licht2, L Bouton-Kelly3, C Michaut4, F Quilliot5. 1. Faculté de médecine, université de Nantes, 1, rue Gaston-Veil, 44000 Nantes, France; Laboratoire de neurophysiologie expérimentale, faculté de médecine, université de Nantes, 1, rue Gaston-Veil, 44000 Nantes, France. Electronic address: gilles.guihard@univ-nantes.fr. 2. Faculté d'odontologie, université de Nantes, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44000 Nantes, France. 3. Faculté de médecine, université de Nantes, 1, rue Gaston-Veil, 44000 Nantes, France. 4. Centre de recherche en education de Nantes, université de Nantes, 1, quai de Tourville, 44035 Nantes cedex 1, France. 5. Service de production et d'innovation numérique (SPIN), université de Nantes, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes cedex 3, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Resilience defines the ability to face adversity with positive outcomes. Different scales, including the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC), have been elaborated in order to evaluate resilience among various populations. The evaluation of resilience in French populations was impossible until CDRISC was translated into French. In the present work, we aim to validate a French version of CDRISC (f-CDRISC). METHODS: The survey was conducted at Nantes University. Both dental and medical students were eligible. The factor structure of f-CDRISC was determined and its replicability was tested on two sub-samples by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and parallel analysis (PA). A third student sample was used for confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA). RESULTS: We collected 1210 responses. Four items did not reach acceptance thresholds for reliability and were discarded from the f-CDRISC. EFA and PA of the remaining 21 items highlighted a replicable 3-factor structure that was further confirmed by CFA. Resilience factors included "tolerance to negative affects", "tenacity" and "self-confidence". All factors displayed acceptable to good internal consistency. They were characterized by positive medium to strong correlations with the overall f-CDRISC Scale. Significant positive correlations were also observed between the resilience factors. CONCLUSION: The present work constitutes the first study devoted to a French adaptation of the CDRISC questionnaire. We present evidence showing that the f-CDRISC is a reliable tool for resilience evaluation in French speaking populations.
OBJECTIVES: Resilience defines the ability to face adversity with positive outcomes. Different scales, including the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC), have been elaborated in order to evaluate resilience among various populations. The evaluation of resilience in French populations was impossible until CDRISC was translated into French. In the present work, we aim to validate a French version of CDRISC (f-CDRISC). METHODS: The survey was conducted at Nantes University. Both dental and medical students were eligible. The factor structure of f-CDRISC was determined and its replicability was tested on two sub-samples by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and parallel analysis (PA). A third student sample was used for confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA). RESULTS: We collected 1210 responses. Four items did not reach acceptance thresholds for reliability and were discarded from the f-CDRISC. EFA and PA of the remaining 21 items highlighted a replicable 3-factor structure that was further confirmed by CFA. Resilience factors included "tolerance to negative affects", "tenacity" and "self-confidence". All factors displayed acceptable to good internal consistency. They were characterized by positive medium to strong correlations with the overall f-CDRISC Scale. Significant positive correlations were also observed between the resilience factors. CONCLUSION: The present work constitutes the first study devoted to a French adaptation of the CDRISC questionnaire. We present evidence showing that the f-CDRISC is a reliable tool for resilience evaluation in French speaking populations.
Authors: Jonathan Jubin; Philippe Delmas; Ingrid Gilles; Annie Oulevey Bachmann; Claudia Ortoleva Bucher Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-10 Impact factor: 4.614