+Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-25
Connor & Davidson (2003)
Topic: Coping and Adaptive Responding - Resiliency
Description of Measure:
The CD-RISC consists of 25-items assessing overall resilience using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not true at all) to 4 (true nearly all of the time). Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores being indicative of resilience.
Response Options:
0- Rarely true, 1- Sometimes true, 2-Often true, 3- True nearly all of the time
Items:
- Able to adapt to change
- Close and secure relationships
- Sometimes fate or God can help
- Can deal with whatever comes
- Past success gives confidence for new challenges
- See the humorous side of things
- Coping with stress strengthens
- Tend to bounce back after illness or hardship
- Things happen for a reason
- Best effort no matter what
- Can achieve your goals
- When things look hopeless, I don’t give up
- Know where to turn for help
- Under pressure focus and think clearly
- Prefer to take the lead in problem solving
- Not easily discouraged by failure
- Think of myself as a strong person
- Make unpopular or difficult decisions
- Can handle unpleasant feelings
- Have to act on a hunch
- Strong sense of purpose
- In control of your life
- Like challenges
- Work to attain your goals
- Pride in your achievements
Citation:
Connor, K. M., & Davidson, J. R. (2003). Development of a new resilience scale: The Connor‐Davidson resilience scale (CD‐RISC). Depression and anxiety, 18(2), 76-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.10113 Links to an external site..
Link to PDF: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/da.10113 Links to an external site.