The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) : a new multidimensional construct measure

Cassidy, SF

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01787

The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) : a new multidimensional construct measure

Cassidy, SF

Authors

Dr Simon Cassidy S.Cassidy@salford.ac.uk
Associate Professor/Reader

Abstract

Resilience is a psychological construct observed in some individuals that accounts for success despite adversity. Resilience reflects the ability to bounce back, to beat the odds and is considered an asset in human characteristic terms. Academic resilience contextualises the resilience construct and reflects an increased likelihood of educational success despite adversity. The paper provides an account of the development of a new multidimensional construct measure of academic resilience. The 30 item Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) explores process—as opposed to outcome—aspects of resilience, providing a measure of academic resilience based on students’ specific adaptive cognitive-affective and behavioural responses to academic adversity. Findings from the study involving a sample of undergraduate students (N=532) demonstrate that the ARS-30 has good internal reliability and construct validity. It is suggested that a measure such as the ARS-30, which is based on adaptive responses, aligns more closely with the conceptualisation of resilience and provides a valid construct measure of academic resilience relevant for research and practice in university student populations.

Citation

Cassidy, S. (2016). The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) : a new multidimensional construct measure. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(1787), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01787

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 31, 2016
Online Publication Date	Nov 18, 2016
Publication Date	Nov 18, 2016
Deposit Date	Nov 4, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Nov 18, 2016
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN	1664-1078
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Volume	7
Issue	1787
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01787
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01787
Related Public URLs	http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/psychology