Adaptation and validation of the resilience scale for spanish army military personnel (EBRET-JG12)
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v73.117442Keywords:
Army, emotional intelligence, instrument, military personnel, resilienceAbstract
Introduction: Psychological resilience is linked to the success of military operations. Resilient personnel seek social support, maintain high self-esteem, and adapt positively to adversity. Physical activity, integral to military duties, also fosters resilience by improving physical health, emotional regulation, and stress management.
Objective: To adapt and validate the Resilience Scale in a sample of personnel from the Spanish Army and to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience.
Methodology: To this end, the scale was adapted into Spanish and its psychometric properties were evaluated in a military sample from the Spanish Army (N = 739), consisting of officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted personnel, with an average age of 33.29 years
(SD = 7.48). The measures used were the Resilience Scale and the Brief Emotional Intelligence Inventory for Senior Citizens.
Results: From the confirmatory factor analysis revealed a unidimensional structure with twelve items, showing a good model fit.
Discussion: The scale demonstrated reliability and structural validity in this context. Resilience was found to be positively related to emotional intelligence.
Conclusions: In conclusion, the new Brief Resilience Scale for Spanish Military Personnel (EBRET-JG12) provides adequate evidence of validity and reliability for use within this institution. Since psychological resilience is closely associated with better mental health and greater coping capacity, having a valid and reliable tool for its assessment in the military context is essential to promote the overall well-being of personnel.
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