Factorial Invariance of two Short Versions of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (cd-risc) in Arequipa University Students

Abstract

Resilience is an individual trait that enables biopsychosocial and spiritual readjustment, helping the psychological well-being and academic performance of university students. The objective of this research was to analyze the measurement invariance by sex of two short versions of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (cd-risc), and to determine if there are differences between men and women. A sample of 491 Arequipa university students (63.5% women), with an average age of 20.56 years-old (sd = 3.18), from a private institution in Arequipa-Peru was evaluated with the cd-risc-10, which includes the cd-risc-7. First, a multi-group factor analysis was carried out with each version to assess the degree of measurement invari-ance achieved, and then the latent means of resilience between men and women were compared. Regarding the results, the cd-risc-7 presented more favorable structural indicators (e.g., λ >.50; in women: cfi=.981, rmsea=.087, wrmr = 0.683; in men: cfi=.966, rmsea=.124, wrmr= 0.783), than the cd-risc-10 (e.g., λ