Background:

Resilience is de capacity to recover from difficulties; most people can recover optimally from and adapt to stressful life events through the effect of protective factors. There is no valid and reliable measure of resilience in Spanish which includes both internal protective and external factors.

Objective:

The purpose of the present study was to adapt the Protective Factors of Resilience Scale (PFRS) to Spanish and to analyze its psychometric properties.

Method:

The scale was translated and adapted into Spanish, then, two studies were carried out to examine its psychometric properties in two samples (healthy and chronic illness). Questionnaires were sent by email, Facebook, and Whatsapp, and 442 adults completed all the questionnaires. The entire sample included 352 healthy people and 90 with a chronic illness.

Results:

In both samples, a second-order 3-factor model was the result of the exploratory factor analysis; the PFRS total and subscales scores showed adequate reliability. Concurrent validity was also studied; the PFRS was positively correlated with different measures.

Conclusions:

Therefore, the Spanish version of this scale is a reliable and valid instrument to assess protective factors (internal and external resources) of resilience both in Spanish general and chronically ill populations.