Psychometric Characteristics of Researcher-Made Resilience Questionnaire in Iranian Mothers with Children with Cerebral Palsy

Mina Sadat Mirshoja; Keyvan Salehi; Hossein Keshavarz Afshar; Somayeh Shahmoradi; Hossein Alibakhshi

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https://doi.org/10.69107/koomesh-151727

Psychometric Characteristics of Researcher-Made Resilience Questionnaire in Iranian Mothers with Children with Cerebral Palsy

Author(s):

Mina Sadat Mirshoja

^1,*,

Keyvan Salehi

^2,**,

Hossein Keshavarz Afshar

³,

Somayeh Shahmoradi

⁴,

Hossein Alibakhshi

⁵

11Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

2Associate professor, PhD of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4Associate Professor, Educational Evaluation Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

5Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Centre, Semnan university of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

Corresponding Authors:

Koomesh:Vol. 27, issue 2; e151727

Published online:May 17, 2025

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Mirshoja M S, Salehi K, Keshavarz Afshar H, Shahmoradi S, Alibakhshi H. Psychometric Characteristics of Researcher-Made Resilience Questionnaire in Iranian Mothers with Children with Cerebral Palsy.koomesh.2025;27(2):e151727.https://doi.org/10.69107/koomesh-151727.

Abstract

Background: Resilience aims to enhance an individual's capacity for positive adaptation, beyond merely experiencing life and overcoming hardships. While numerous scales have been proposed to measure resilience, none have been specific and prioritized over others.

Objectives: Therefore, this study examined the psychometric properties of a researcher-developed resilience questionnaire in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: The present research is a mixed-method exploratory study that developed a measurement model combining qualitative and quantitative data. In the qualitative section, 23 purposefully selected mothers of children with cerebral palsy were interviewed, while in the quantitative section, 210 other mothers participated through convenience sampling from healthcare centers in Semnan city in the year 2021. Initially, a semi-structured interview protocol was developed for the qualitative data, followed by the analysis of qualitative data using the seven-step Colaizzi method with MAXQDA software version 12. After developing the researcher-constructed resilience questionnaire for mothers of children with cerebral palsy, in the quantitative part of the study, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire, including construct validity, convergent validity, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability, were measured using AMOS version 24 and SPSS version 20.

Results: In the examination of convergent validity, the correlation coefficient between this tool and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale was 0.81, with a significant level of 0.001. The overall reliability of the tool, using Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, mean inter-item correlation, and test-retest reliability (determined to be 0.85, 0.85, 0.79, and 0.83, respectively) was established. The internal consistency coefficient for factors one through seven was found to be 0.87, 0.92, 0.84, 0.81, 0.77, and 0.83, respectively.

Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the 33-item researcher-constructed resilience questionnaire can be used to assess and investigate the resilience levels of mothers of children with cerebral palsy. The mentioned questionnaire demonstrates good validity and reliability.

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Mina Sadat Mirshoja:[PubMed][Scholar]
Keyvan Salehi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hossein Keshavarz Afshar:[PubMed][Scholar]
Somayeh Shahmoradi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hossein Alibakhshi:[PubMed][Scholar]