Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the Stress Resilience Quotient Scale (SRQS) in the el- derly community-dwellers. Methods: A total of 203 community-dwelling old people over age 60 in Zhuzhou city completed the Stress Resilience Quotient Scale, along with the general life satisfaction questionnaire. Results: Two items of the SRQS were removed as a result of item analysis, Exploratory factor analysis on the rest items yielded four factors, which could explain 54.43% of the variance, the item loadings of the scale were 0.369-0.801. The internal consistency of the scale were 0.66-0.87 (Cronbach ’ s alpha), the test-retest reliability were 0.68-0.82. The correlation between SRQS and general life satisfaction questionnaire were 0.281-0.586. Conclusion: The study indicates that the SRQS is a reliable and valuable scale for assessing resilience.
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