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Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi, vol.15, no.78, pp.610-623, 2025 (Scopus, TRDizin)
The Short Form of the Family Resilience Scale (FRS-16) captures the core components and key mechanisms of family resilience, serving as a tool for both cross-cultural research and the assessment of therapy outcomes. The study aims to translate and validate the Turkish form of the FRS-16 on a sample of university students. The research consisted of 430 students with a mean age of 20.94 years. Beaton's six-step translation process was applied to translate the scale and assess its psychometric properties cross-culturally. Construct validity was assessed with Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Concurrent validity was assessed using the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and FRS- 16. Reliability was analyzed by Cronbach's alpha (α), McDonald's omega (ω), and the split-half reliability method for assessing internal consistency. EFA results reflected three sub-dimensions as in the original FRS-16: "Communication and Connectedness," "Positive Framing," and "External Resources." Turkish FRS-16 and sub-dimensions were positively correlated with the BRS (p < 0.05). The Cronbach's α coefficient of the 16-item scale was 0.90, and McDonald's ω was 0.89. Test-retest reliability yielded Pearson correlation coefficients and intraclass correlation (ICC) values above 0.90 for each sub-dimension and the total scale. The 16-item Turkish FRS-16 is a reliable, concise, and psychometrically validated tool for assessing family resilience.