A Validation Study on the Recovery-Promoting Relationship Scale (RPRS) in a Chinese Population

• Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal 2019-06, Vol.42 (2), p.190-196
• Main Author: Song, Li-yu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Chinese languages; Community Facilities; Empowerment; Factor Analysis; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Foreign Language Translation; Hope; Human; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Interpersonal Relationships; Male; Mental Disorders; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental Disorders - rehabilitation; Mental health care; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards; Psychometrics; Psychometrics - instrumentation; Psychometrics - standards; Quantitative psychology; Recovery (Medical); Reproducibility of Results; Self Concept; Serious Mental Illness; Taiwan; Test Construction; Test Validity; Validation studies
• ISSN: 1095-158X; 1559-3126
• DOI: 10.1037/prj0000343

Objective: This study examined the psychometric properties of a Chinese language version of the Recovery-Promoting Relationship Scale (RPRS) scale in a sample of persons with severe mental illness in Taiwan. Method: Five hundred ninety-two participants from 32 community psychiatric rehabilitation centers in Taiwan agreed to participate in this study. Principal component factor analysis with oblique rotation was performed. Internal consistency and external construct validity were also examined. Results: The results revealed a 2-factor solution that differed from the structure of the original RPRS. The first factor (F1) comprised 7 items in the Core Relationship Index and 7 items in the Recovery-Promotion Strategies Index of the original RPRS. The second factor (F2) comprised 8 items in the Recovery-Promotion Strategies Index and 1 item (I5) in the Core Relationship Index of the original RPRS. The reliability of F1 and F2 was 0.961 and 0.941, respectively. The entire scale and subscales all had a significant and moderate correlation with recovery and service use. Conclusions and implications for practice: This study provides initial psychometric support for a Chinese language version of the RPRS. Additionally, the use of core interpersonal skills was correlated with recovery-promoting strategies. The findings support the use of the RPRS as a guide to promote recovery-oriented services in Taiwan. Impact and Implications Recovery-oriented services are in their infancy in Taiwan. The Chinese version of the Recovery-Promoting Relationship Scale (RPRS) could be used as a guide to help mental health professionals understand recovery-promoting strategies. Concepts measured in the RPRS, such as hope, empowerment, and self-acceptance, are relevant to Chinese culture in terms of social orientation and relationship orientation. Future scale development should focus on two distinct characteristics of Chinese culture not currently represented, namely, family orientation and authoritarian orientation.