The Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS): scale development, reliability, and validity

Purpose There has yet to be a quantitative measurement of communicative resilience processes as outlined in the Communicative Theory of Resilience (CTR). This study aims to determine the structure, reliability, and validity of the Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS) in cancer patients and p...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2019-12, Vol.27 (12), p.4555-4564
Main Authors: Chernichky-Karcher, Skye, Venetis, Maria K., Lillie, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Communication
Coping
Couples
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Original Article
Pain Medicine
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation Medicine
Validity
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Summary:Purpose There has yet to be a quantitative measurement of communicative resilience processes as outlined in the Communicative Theory of Resilience (CTR). This study aims to determine the structure, reliability, and validity of the Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS) in cancer patients and partners. Method The DCRS was administered to 584 participants, including 312 cancer patients and 272 partners of cancer patients along with the common coping subscale of the dyadic coping inventory, the cancer-related communication problems with couples scale, and the resilience promoting scale. Results Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed nine dimensions of dyadic communicative resilience within the five resilience processes outlined in the CTR. Structure reliability was shown with Cronbach’s alphas between .77 and .88 and good to excellent model fit for the nine factors. Convergent and discriminant validities were demonstrated by significant Pearson correlations with relevant, established coping/resilience measures. Conclusions The DCRS has a clear nine factor structure and demonstrates good reliability. The measure has good convergent and discriminate validity indicating its utility in future research examining resilience in cancer populations.
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-019-04763-8