Christianne Laliberté Durish1,2, Keith Owen Yeates1,2,3,4, Brian L Brooks1,2,4,5. 1. a Department of Psychology , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB, Canada. 2. b Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB, Canada. 3. c Hotchkiss Brain Institute , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB, Canada. 4. d Departments of Paediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB, Canada. 5. e Neurosciences program , Alberta Children's Hospital , Calgary , AB, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Psychological resilience is an important predictor of outcome in concussion; however, there is no published evidence of psychometric support for use of a measure of psychological resilience in children with concussion. This study examined construct validity of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in a paediatric concussion and orthopaedic injury sample. METHODS: Seventy-five children with a history of concussion or orthopaedic injury were recruited from a children's hospital. Total sample and within-group correlations between the CD-RISC (25- and 10-item versions) and measures presumed to be related or unrelated to the construct of psychological resilience were analysed. RESULTS: In the total sample, both versions of the CD-RISC were negatively correlated with self-reported depressive symptoms and general behaviour problems. The 10-item version was also negatively correlated with parent-reported general behaviour problems and self-reported anxiety, and was positively correlated with self-reported quality of life. The injury groups did not exhibit significantly different correlations. CONCLUSIONS: The construct validity of the CD-RISC is satisfactory when used with children with concussion. The 10-item version may provide a more efficient measure of resiliency with better construct validity in this population.
OBJECTIVE: Psychological resilience is an important predictor of outcome in concussion; however, there is no published evidence of psychometric support for use of a measure of psychological resilience in children with concussion. This study examined construct validity of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in a paediatric concussion and orthopaedic injury sample. METHODS: Seventy-five children with a history of concussion or orthopaedic injury were recruited from a children's hospital. Total sample and within-group correlations between the CD-RISC (25- and 10-item versions) and measures presumed to be related or unrelated to the construct of psychological resilience were analysed. RESULTS: In the total sample, both versions of the CD-RISC were negatively correlated with self-reported depressive symptoms and general behaviour problems. The 10-item version was also negatively correlated with parent-reported general behaviour problems and self-reported anxiety, and was positively correlated with self-reported quality of life. The injury groups did not exhibit significantly different correlations. CONCLUSIONS: The construct validity of the CD-RISC is satisfactory when used with children with concussion. The 10-item version may provide a more efficient measure of resiliency with better construct validity in this population.
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