von Rezori Roman E, Buchallik Friederike, Warschburger Petra
Department of Psychology, Counseling Psychology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht- Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2022 Jan 11;16(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s13034-021-00438-7.
Benefit finding, defined as perceiving positive life changes resulting from adversity and negative life stressors, gains growing attention in the context of chronic illness. The study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the Benefit Finding Scale for Children (BFSC) in a sample of German youth facing chronic conditions.
A sample of adolescents with various chronic conditions (N = 304; 12 - 21years) completed the 10-item BFSC along with measures of intra- and interpersonal resources, coping strategies, and health-related quality of life (hrQoL). The total sample was randomly divided into two subsamples for conducting exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA/CFA).
EFA revealed that the BFSC scores had a one-dimensional factor structure. CFA verified the one-dimensional factor structure with an acceptable fit. The BFSC exhibited acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.87 - 0.88) and construct validity. In line with our hypotheses, benefit finding was positively correlated with optimism, self-esteem, self-efficacy, sense of coherence, and support seeking. There were no correlations with avoidance, wishful thinking, emotional reaction, and hrQoL. Sex differences in benefit finding were not consistent across subsamples. Benefit finding was also positively associated with age, disease severity, and social status.
The BFSC is a psychometrically sound instrument to assess benefit finding in adolescents with chronic illness and may facilitate further research on positive adaptation processes in adolescents, irrespective of their specific diagnosis.
益处发现被定义为感知到逆境和负面生活压力源所带来的积极生活变化，在慢性病背景下日益受到关注。本研究旨在检验儿童益处发现量表（BFSC）在面临慢性病的德国青少年样本中的心理测量特性。
一个患有各种慢性病的青少年样本（N = 304；12 - 21岁）完成了包含10个条目的BFSC，以及关于个体内和人际资源、应对策略和健康相关生活质量（hrQoL）的测量。总样本被随机分为两个子样本，用于进行探索性和验证性因素分析（EFA/CFA）。
探索性因素分析表明BFSC得分具有单维因素结构。验证性因素分析证实了具有可接受拟合度的单维因素结构。BFSC表现出可接受的内部一致性（α = 0.87 - 0.88）和结构效度。与我们的假设一致，益处发现与乐观、自尊、自我效能感、连贯感和寻求支持呈正相关。与回避、一厢情愿的想法、情绪反应和hrQoL无相关性。不同子样本中益处发现的性别差异并不一致。益处发现也与年龄、疾病严重程度和社会地位呈正相关。
BFSC是一种心理测量学上可靠的工具，用于评估患有慢性病的青少年的益处发现情况，并且可能有助于进一步研究青少年的积极适应过程，无论他们的具体诊断如何。
