Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Academic Resilience Scale-30 (C-ARS-30) in college students

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology 2024-08, Vol.15, p.1276618
• Main Authors: Tan, Wen-Ying, Chen, Jia-Ni, Lu, Sui-Hua, Liu, Chun-Qin, Luo, Qing, Ma, Yu, Zhou, Ying, Wong, Thomas K S, Chen, Hui-Fang, Song, Li-Qin, Miao, Chu-Yuan, Chen, Jing-Wen, Smith, Graeme D
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: academic resilience; college student; Psychology; reliability; resilience; validity
• ISSN: 1664-1078; 1664-1078
• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1276618

Amidst the expansion of student enrollment in higher education, the well-being and retention rates of students have emerged as important concerns. Resilience, especially academic resilience, a multidimensional construct that can lead to academic success in adversity, is pivotal in enabling students to successfully cope with academic challenges. While the Academic Resilience Scale-30 (ARS-30) has been validated as an effective instrument in various languages, its applicability for Chinese students in higher education remains unexplored. This study aims to translate and validate the ARS-30 in Chinese, assessing its reliability and validity among Chinese college students in higher education. A convenience sample of 1,542 students participated in this study. The inventory included the demographic form, Chinese version of ARS-30 (C-ARS-30), 10-item Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). The assessment of validity was conducted by analyzing content validity, construct validity, convergent and discriminant validity, as well as criterion-related validity. Construct validity was evaluated through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM). Reliability analysis was performed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability. The C-ARS-30 demonstrated commendable content validity, with the CVI value of items ranging from 0.833 to 1.000, and a total scale CVI of 0.986. ESEM analysis revealed a solid four-factor structure, maintaining the scale's 30 items with excellent fit indices (χ /df = 2.647, CFI = 0.937, TLI = 0.915, RMSEA = 0.057, SRMR = 0.027). The total score of C-ARS-30 exhibited positive correlations with the CD-RISC-10 (  = 0.542) and the GSES (  = 0.488). The scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's  = 0.930) and test-retest reliability (0.794,