Factor Analysis and Psychometric Evaluation 因素分析与心理测量评价.pdf

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, 2007, 35(1), 19-30 © Society for Personality Research (Inc.) Factor analysis and Psychometric evaluation oF the connor-davidson resilience scale (cd-risc) with chinese PeoPle Xiaonan Yu and JianXin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China This study examines the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Connor and Davidson’s Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; 2003), an American instrument originating from a posttraumatic stress disorder research program. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Chinese data failed to verify the original 5-factor structure of CD-RISC obtained in the USA, while exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 3-factor structure of resilience (labeled respectively as Tenacity, Strength, and Optimism). The reliability coefficient of the Chinese version of CD-RISC was 0.91. The validity of CD-RISC was also satisfying in terms of the actual data matching the expected correlation between resilience measure and the variables of self- esteem, life satisfaction, and personality trait factors of NEO-FFI. It is concluded that the construct of resilience and its measurement from the West can be helpful and applicable in understanding Chinese adaptive behaviors, however, the understanding of the construct may also need some modification according to Chinese culture. Keywords: resilience, factor structure, psychometric properties, culture, Chinese version of Connor and Davidson’s Resilience Scale, tenacity, strength, optimism. Decades of research on resilience have seen the emergence and development of positive psychology. Resilience has been used to represent the individual’s capability of survival and