Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Can J Public Health. 2013 Feb 11;104(2):e131-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03405676.
This article details the reduction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM) from a 28-item to a 12-item measure. The CYRM-28 is a measure of youth resilience that accounts for cultural and contextual diversity across youth populations. A reduced version of the CYRM is better suited to inclusion in omnibus surveys.
Data from two samples of youth from Atlantic Canada are included in the analysis: a) a sample of multiple-service-using youth (n=122; mean age = 18); b) a school-based sample of youth (n=1494; mean age = 15).
Three iterations of an Exploratory Factor Analysis were conducted on data from the first sample of youth to identify items for inclusion in the CYRM-12. In the third analysis, a varimax rotated factor analysis of the 12 items resulted in a four-factor solution, with 10 of the items loading well. Reliability of this grouping of questions is satisfactory (α=0.754). Confirmatory factor analysis was then conducted on the second sample of youth. A satisfactory fit was obtained (χ² (51, N=1540) = 255.419, p=0.0001; Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index = 0.960; Comparative Fit Index = 0.957; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.050). Cronbach's Alpha for the 12 items was also satisfactory (α=0.840).
Results show sufficient content validity of the CYRM-12 to merit its use as a screener for resilience processes in the lives of adolescents.
本文详细介绍了将儿童和青少年韧性量表（CYRM）从 28 项减少到 12 项的过程。CYRM-28 是一种衡量青少年韧性的工具，考虑了不同青少年群体的文化和背景多样性。CYRM-12 更适合包含在综合调查中。
分析中纳入了来自加拿大大西洋省份的两组青年数据：a）多服务使用青年样本（n=122；平均年龄=18 岁）；b）基于学校的青年样本（n=1494；平均年龄=15 岁）。
对第一组青年数据进行了三次探索性因素分析，以确定包含在 CYRM-12 中的项目。在第三次分析中，对 12 个项目进行的方差极大旋转因子分析得出了一个四因素解决方案，其中 10 个项目的负荷较好。这个问题分组的可靠性是令人满意的（α=0.754）。然后对第二组青年进行了验证性因素分析。得到了一个令人满意的拟合度（χ²（51，N=1540）=255.419，p=0.0001；调整后的拟合优度指数=0.960；比较拟合指数=0.957；近似均方根误差=0.050）。12 个项目的克朗巴赫的α值也令人满意（α=0.840）。
结果表明，CYRM-12 具有足够的内容效度，值得在青少年生活中作为韧性过程的筛查工具使用。
