Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 218-224 , March 2011

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale among Chinese adolescents

  • Xiao-nan Yu

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Joseph T.F. Lau

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Centre for Medical Anthropology and Behavioral Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 510275
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centre for Health Behaviors Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel.: +852 2252 8727; fax: +852 2645 3098.
    • ,
  • Winnie W.S. Mak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Jianxin Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Hua Xi College of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, 610041
    • ,
  • Wacy W.S. Lui

      Affiliations

    • Oasis-Center for Personal Growth and Crisis Intervention, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Jianxin Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 100101

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Comprehensive Psychiatry
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