Psychometric Properties of the Brief Resilience Scale in Honduran University Students

University students face various challenges that can generate high levels of stress, which may have negative consequences for their health as well as their academic performance. Resilience plays a key role in students' ability to cope with and overcome the difficulties of this educa-tional stag...

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Autores: Martínez-Álvarez, Isabel, Llamas-Salguero, Fátima, Pineda-Zelaya, Iris Suyapa, Hidalgo-Fuentes, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/185329
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.635311
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/185329
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educación superior
Resiliencia
Validez
Fiabilidad
Psychometric properties
Higher education
Resilience
Validity
Reliability
Propiedades psicométricas
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
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Sumario:University students face various challenges that can generate high levels of stress, which may have negative consequences for their health as well as their academic performance. Resilience plays a key role in students' ability to cope with and overcome the difficulties of this educa-tional stage. One of the most common means of assessing resilience is the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). This study examined the psychometric prop-erties of the BRS among a sample of Honduran university students. The sample comprised 791 students (Mage = 26.29 years, SD = 8.02). The relia-bility, construct validity, and concurrent and divergent validity of the BRS were evaluated. Moreover, measurement invariance by sex, floor effects, and ceiling effects were analyzed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the two-factor structure of the BRS, and the results ex-hibited acceptable reliability indices. Measurement invariance was observed between men and women. This study provides preliminary evidence of the Spanish version of the BRS being a reliable and valid instrument with which to assess resilience among university students in Honduras.