The Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS): scale development, reliability, and validity

Skye Chernichky-Karcher; Maria K. Venetis; Helen Lillie

doi:10.1007/s00520-019-04763-8

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The Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS): scale development, reliability, and validity

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The Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS): scale development, reliability, and validity

Skye Chernichky-Karcher, Maria K. Venetis and Helen Lillie

Supportive care in cancer, Vol.27(12), pp.4555-4564

12/01/2019

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04763-8

PMID: 30923889

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Purpose There has yet to be a quantitative measurement of communicative resilience processes as outlined in the Communicative Theory of Resilience (CTR). This study aims to determine the structure, reliability, and validity of the Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS) in cancer patients and partners. Method The DCRS was administered to 584 participants, including 312 cancer patients and 272 partners of cancer patients along with the common coping subscale of the dyadic coping inventory, the cancer-related communication problems with couples scale, and the resilience promoting scale. Results Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed nine dimensions of dyadic communicative resilience within the five resilience processes outlined in the CTR. Structure reliability was shown with Cronbach's alphas between .77 and .88 and good to excellent model fit for the nine factors. Convergent and discriminant validities were demonstrated by significant Pearson correlations with relevant, established coping/resilience measures. Conclusions The DCRS has a clear nine factor structure and demonstrates good reliability. The measure has good convergent and discriminate validity indicating its utility in future research examining resilience in cancer populations.

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Title: Subtitle: The Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS): scale development, reliability, and validity
Creators: Skye Chernichky-Karcher - Bloomsburg University
Maria K. Venetis - Purdue University West Lafayette
Helen Lillie - Purdue University West Lafayette
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Supportive care in cancer, Vol.27(12), pp.4555-4564
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04763-8
PMID: 30923889
NLM abbreviation: Support Care Cancer
ISSN: 0941-4355
eISSN: 1433-7339
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 10
Grant note: Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Central States Communication Federation
Language: English
Date published: 12/01/2019
Academic Unit: Communication Studies
Record Identifier: 9984309653302771

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