TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the Urdu Version of Wagnild and Young's Long and Short Resilience Scales Among 20- to 40-Year-Old Married Women Living in Urban Squatter Settlements of Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Bhamani, Shireen Shehzad
AU - Pasha, Omrana
AU - Karmaliani, Rozina
AU - Asad, Nargis
AU - Azam, Iqbal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Springer Publishing Company.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: There were no instrument exists in South Asia to assess resilience. Thus, this study assessed the validity and reliability of the Urdu version of Wagnild and Young's long and short Resilience Scales. Methods: Study was carried out in two urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan. Resilience Scales were validated against the depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction scales among 20- to 40-year-old married women. Sample size for validity and reliability were 636 and 319. Results: Moderate negative correlation with the depression and anxiety and moderate positive significant correlation with life satisfaction were found with both scales. The test-retest correlation were.54 and.49, respectively. Internal consistency were found acceptable. Concurrent validity were.729 and.813. Conclusions: Study found a valid and reliable resilience scale in Urdu language.
AB - Background: There were no instrument exists in South Asia to assess resilience. Thus, this study assessed the validity and reliability of the Urdu version of Wagnild and Young's long and short Resilience Scales. Methods: Study was carried out in two urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan. Resilience Scales were validated against the depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction scales among 20- to 40-year-old married women. Sample size for validity and reliability were 636 and 319. Results: Moderate negative correlation with the depression and anxiety and moderate positive significant correlation with life satisfaction were found with both scales. The test-retest correlation were.54 and.49, respectively. Internal consistency were found acceptable. Concurrent validity were.729 and.813. Conclusions: Study found a valid and reliable resilience scale in Urdu language.
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U2 - 10.1891/1061-3749.23.3.425
DO - 10.1891/1061-3749.23.3.425
M3 - Article
C2 - 26673768
AN - SCOPUS:84952648154
SN - 1061-3749
VL - 23
SP - 425
EP - 435
JO - Journal of Nursing Measurement
JF - Journal of Nursing Measurement
IS - 3
ER -