Development of a multidimensional culturally and socially inclusive measure of factors that support resilience: Child Resilience Questionnaire-Child report (CRQ-C) - a community-based participatory research and psychometric testing study in Australia

Abstract

Objective Development and testing of a comprehensive and social and culturally inclusive child-report measure of resilience factors supporting positive outcomes in the face of adversity. Design The measure is based on a socioecological model of resilience and was developed and revised using community-based participatory research methods with Aboriginal and refugee background communities. Pilot testing and validation of the child-report version (Child Resilience Questionnaire-Child report (CRQ- C)) is described in this paper. Setting Australia. Participants Children aged 7-12 years from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds completed the CRQ- C in the pilot (n=387) and validation study ..