The 10 Item Connor Davidson Resilience Scale
BACKGROUND: The 10 item Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD RISC) has demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties as a measure of resilience in all the previous studies conducted in developed countries. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the psychometric characteristics of the 10 item CD RISC among students nurses in southwestern Nigeria. DESIGN: This descriptive cross sectional study involved a total of 449 student nurses who completed the 10 item CD RISC in addition to measures of self esteem, depression, religiosity, and psychological distress. RESULTS: The scale demonstrated adequate reliability (Cronbach's a .81) and satisfactory validity with significant correlations with the measures of self esteem, depression, religiosity, and psychological distress. Factor analyses revealed that resilience was best explained by a two factor construct. CONCLUSIONS: The scale is a valid measure of resilience among Nigerian student nurses.
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association