Jing Sun|Donald Stewart
Development of population?based resilience measures in the primary school setting
Griffith University|Griffith University
purpose purpose populationbased study paper report progress formulating instruments measure childrens resilience associated protective factors family primary school community contexts designmethodologyapproach paper total 2794 students 1558 parentscaregivers 465 staff surveyed october 2003 crosssectional research method used data collection three surveys student survey parentcaregiver survey staff survey developed modified measure student resilience associated protective factors exploratory factor analysis oblimin rotation confirmatory factor analysis used analyse reliability validity scales three surveys findings surveys paper find good construct validity internal consistency social support scale parentcaregiver survey modified previous studies confirmatory factor analysis indicated goodness fit following scales student resilience scale student survey school organisation climate scale family functioning scale parentcaregiver survey healthpromoting school scale social capital scale staff survey practical implications paper specifies aspects resilience concept within holistic socioecological setting measures validity reliability indicate instruments sensitivity elucidate complexity resilience concept intricacy working within multilayered world school environment originalityvalue paper provides health educators researchers reliable valid resilience measures used guidelines implementing evaluation programmes healthpromoting school project prevention mental health problems children