Validation and adaptation of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure among sample of Russian youth

<jats:p>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Context and relevance.&lt;/strong&gt; Resilience is the foundation of positive human adaptation. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to study the factors influencing the development of resilience. For these purposes, a quantitative instrument for assessing the resilience of children and youth was developed. This instrument is one of the few that have undergone cross-cultural validation in more than two dozen countries and, accordingly, languages. The test is based on the ecological model of development by U. Bronfenbrenner. &lt;strong&gt;Hypothesis&lt;/strong&gt;. Adaptation and validation of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) (Ungar, Liebenberg, 2011) will provide a reliable instrument for measuring resilience characteristics in Russian children and youth. &lt;strong&gt;Objective&lt;/strong&gt;. This study focuses on validation and adaptation of the Russian version of the CYRM-28 on a sample of Russian youth. &lt;strong&gt;Methods and materials&lt;/strong&gt;. The study involved young people aged 13 to 21 years (n = 1707; mean = 18,62 years, standard deviation = 2,05). Among them, there were 834 boys (mean = 18,31 years, standard deviation = 2,04) and 873 girls (mean = 18,90 years, standard deviation = 2,02). In the process of adaptation and validation of the CYRM on the Russian sample, the following was performed: linguistic adaptation of the test; the procedure for checking test-retest reliability and comparison of two versions (Russian and English); checking the convergent validity of the test by analyzing the correlations between the CYRM scales and the Social and Psychological Adjustment Scale of С. Rogers, R. Diamond (Tolstykh, Prikhozhan, 2017). &lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;. The Children and Youth Resilience Measure has been shown to have structural (three-factor, as in the original version) and convergent validity, confirmed by a positive correlation with socio-psychological adaptation, positive self-esteem, internal locus of control, and emotional regulation. The results of test validation support the use of the Russian version of the CYRM in research and practice as a reliable diagnostic measure. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions&lt;/strong&gt;. The Russian version of the CYRM, adapted to a cohort sample, has demonstrated good psychometric results and can be recommended for assessing resilience in adolescence and young adulthood (13-21 years).&lt;/p&gt;</jats:p>