Western-developed instruments dominated measurement, with cultural adaptation reported in only five of 22 Global South studies of resilience¶

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q2 i? Among 22 Global South studies, only five reported cultural adaptation of the primary resilience instrument, and no instrument measured Ubuntu-aligned constructs such as communal coping or spiritual grounding. → Zhandire 2026

Evidence¶

Zhandire 2026¶

Zhandire, T. T., Bakare-Fatungase, O. D., & Mkhize, N. (2026). Mental health, resilience, and academic outcomes among university students: a global scoping review with particular attention to African and Global South contexts. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05242-6

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The review's RQ4 synthesis reports that "only five (22.7%) reported cultural adaptation of their primary resilience instrument"; it also identifies the Palestinian concept of sumud as mismatched with the BRS's individual bouncing-back operationalisation.

"Among 22 Global South studies, only five (22.7%) reported cultural adaptation of their primary resilience instrument."

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