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Abstract Objective: Protective resources, in contrast to risk factors for developing psychiatric disturbances, are documented to be a significant force behind healthy adjustment to life stresses. Here a new scale for measuring the presence of protective resources, promotive of adult resilience, is validated. The preliminary version of the scale consisted of 45 items covering five dimensions: Personal competence, Social competence, Family coherence, Social support and Personal structure. Methods: The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), the Sense of Coherence scale (SOC) and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) were given to 59 patients once, and to 276 healthy controls twice, separated by four months. Results: The factor structure was replicated. The respective dimensions had Cronbach�s alphas of .90, .83, .87, .83 and .67, and four-month test-retest correlations of .79, .84, .77, .69 and .74. Construct validity was supported by positive correlations with SOC and negative correlations with HSCL. The RSA differentiated between patients and control subjects. Discriminant validity was indicated by differential positive correlations between RSA� subscales and SOC. Conclusion: The RSA-scale might be used as a valid and reliable measurement in health and clinical psychology to assess the presence of protective factors important to regain and maintain mental health.
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