Research Article | Open Access

Development of Indigenous Resilience Scale for Rescue 1122 Workers

    Madeha Naz

    Department of Clinical Psychology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Sadia Saleem

    Department of Clinical Psychology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Zahid Mahmood

    Department of Clinical Psychology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan


Received
04 Nov, 2009
Accepted
15 Oct, 2010
Published
31 Dec, 2010

The degree to which one is affected by a traumatic experience depends, among other factors, on the one's place on the continuum between vulnerability and resilience. The Rescue 1122 Service are the frontline workers exposed to trauma as a part of their everyday life. This paper presents the systematic development of an Indigenous Resilience Scale to measure resilience in the 1122 Rescue Workers. Initially, 55 items were gathered and collated through semi structured interview and validated through experts for their significance and relevance to reflect resilience. Total 48 items with highest endorsement scores were retained for the scale which was administered on 165 Rescue 1122 male workers along with a key list of Posttraumatic Stress symptoms. Factor analysis revealed four factors contributing to resiliency namely Self-confidence, Self­ control, Extraversion, and Spirituality, and a negative factor namely Vulnerability. Results are discussed in terms of factors in cultural context and the psychometric properties of the scale.

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APA-7 Style
Naz, M., Saleem, S., Mahmood, Z. (2010). Development of Indigenous Resilience Scale for Rescue 1122 Workers . Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 25(2), 153-168. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=320

ACS Style
Naz, M.; Saleem, S.; Mahmood, Z. Development of Indigenous Resilience Scale for Rescue 1122 Workers . Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2010, 25, 153-168. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=320

AMA Style
Naz M, Saleem S, Mahmood Z. Development of Indigenous Resilience Scale for Rescue 1122 Workers . Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2010; 25(2): 153-168. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=320

Chicago/Turabian Style
Naz, Madeha, Sadia Saleem, and Zahid Mahmood. 2010. "Development of Indigenous Resilience Scale for Rescue 1122 Workers " Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 25, no. 2: 153-168. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=320