NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wilson, Claire A.; Plouffe, Rachel A.; Saklofske, Donald H.; Di Fabio, Annamaria; Prince-Embury, Sandra; Babcock, Sarah E. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2019
This study presents a cross-cultural validation of the recently developed Resiliency Scale for Young Adults (RSYA) with a sample of 289 Canadian university students and 259 Italian university students. The RSYA demonstrated good internal consistency across the two samples and acceptable retest reliability for the Canadian sample. Confirmatory…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Cross Cultural Studies, College Students, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prince-Embury, Sandra – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
Recent understanding of education and human development recognises the importance of psychosocial factors, particularly personal resiliency, in the academic success of children and youth. This article presents the examination of resiliency within school settings for the purpose of preventive screening, intervention and outcomes assessment. The…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Screening Tests, Intervention, Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prince-Embury, Sandra; Saklofske, Donald H.; Nordstokke, David W. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
The Resiliency Scale for Young Adults (RSYA) is presented as an upward extension of the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents (RSCA). The RSYA is based on the "three-factor model of personal resiliency" including "mastery," "relatedness," and "emotional reactivity." Several stages of scale…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Resilience (Psychology), Young Adults, Factor Structure
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prince-Embury, Sandra – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
This study explores the relationship between self-reported risk behaviors and personal resiliency in adolescents; specifically whether youth with higher personal resiliency report less frequent risk behaviors than those with lower personal resiliency. Self-reported risk behavior is surveyed by the "Adolescent Risk Behavior Inventory"…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Resilience (Psychology), Individual Characteristics, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prince-Embury, Sandra – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This article addresses measurement issues in the examination of resiliency within school settings. The Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents is described as an example of an instrument developed specifically for this purpose. This description identifies developmentally sound factors of personal resiliency that are relevant for youth in…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Educational Environment, Resilience (Psychology), Measurement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prince-Embury, Sandra – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
This study examines psychometric properties of the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents (RSCA) in two clinical samples: one child sample (n = 110) and one adolescent sample (n = 178). The purpose of the study was to examine the distribution characteristics and internal consistency of RSCA scale, subscale, and index scores for youth who…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Resilience (Psychology)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prince-Embury, Sandra; Steer, Robert A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
Cluster analyses with the three global scores of the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents[TM] (RSCA) were used to determine personal resiliency profiles within normative (641) and outpatient clinical (285) samples of youth aged 9 to 18 years. Normative and clinical profiles were compared with each other and the clinical profiles were…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Profiles, Resilience (Psychology), Measures (Individuals)