Investigating the psychometric properties of the Cognitive Resilience Scale in a sample of Iranian society

Resilience as a process of positive adjustment in front of significant sources of stress, has some types. One of the types that has recently been considered is cognitive resilience. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Cognitive Resilience Scale (CRS) in a sample of Iranian society. First, the translation and re-translation of the English version of CRS was done and the Persian version of it was prepared. A total of 300 Iranian subjects completed the CRS, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The results showed that the content validity of the CRS was reviewed and confirmed based on the opinions of 10 psychologists. Evaluation of psychometric properties of CRS questionnaire using confirmatory and explanatory factor analysis method showed that the questionnaire has appropriate psychometric properties. Convergent validity was examined by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient of CRS with CFI and CD-RISC, and indicated a significant positive correlation between them. Reliability was also obtained by Cronbach's alpha and retest. The Persian form of CRS in the Iranian sample has sufficient validity and reliability.