(85) Internal Reliability and Validity of Resilience Portfolio for African American Participants

Objectives: Few scales are sufficiently validated for African American participants. This study investigates the internal consistency and validity of strength and wellbeing measures from the Resilience Portfolio Model among... [ view full abstract ]

Objectives: Few scales are sufficiently validated for African American participants. This study investigates the internal consistency and validity of strength and wellbeing measures from the Resilience Portfolio Model among African American participants.

Methods: The sample included 51 African American adults, age 18-74 (M = 39.83, SD = 14.71). The participants completed surveys, consisting of 24 scales centered on regulatory strengths, meaning-making strengths, interpersonal strengths, victimization, and wellbeing.

Results: The internal consistency of 24 scales varied from α 0.34 to 0.94. The best performing scales include the Spiritual Well-being – Theistic scale (α 0.94), which increased in reliability from α 0.84, for the total sample, to 0.94. Five scales decrease in reliability below α 0.65. Of the five scales that need to be adapted to increase consistency and validity, Relational Accountability (α 0.34) and School Climate (α 0.56) especially need to be examined. Validity will also be examined.

Conclusion: The internal consistency with African American participants is good on most scales examined here. These scales can contribute to further research and conversation on the strength repertoires of African American people.