Less is more. Discovering the latent factors of trait resilience

Maltby, John; Hall, Sophie S.

Abstract

The current paper establishes the latent factors of many direct or proxy trait resilience assessments. Study 1 (n = 849) demonstrates four latent factors (recovery, sustainability, adaptability, and social cohesion) among 61 direct and proxy assessments of resilience. Three of these four factors are best described within a three-factor model of ecological resilience, with an additional social-orientated resilience factor. Study 2 (n = 340) replicates the factors using indicators of the factors found in Study 1. A bifactor model of the four factors provides the best fit of the data, with measurement invariance across broad groups for gender, age, and ethnicity. The findings suggest a ‘mixed model’ of resilience summarising over 30 years of research using direct and proxy assessments of resilience.

Citation

Maltby, J., & Hall, S. S. (2022). Less is more. Discovering the latent factors of trait resilience. Journal of Research in Personality, 97, Article 104193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104193

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 16, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jan 22, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 26, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Research in Personality
• Print ISSN: 0092-6566
• Electronic ISSN: 1095-7251
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 97
• Article Number: 104193
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104193
• Keywords: General Psychology; Social Psychology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7646220
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009265662200006X?via%3Dihub