+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:

  1. Able to adapt to change
  2. Close and secure relationships
  3. Sometimes fate or God can help
  4. Can deal with whatever comes
  5. Past success gives confidence for new challenges
  6. See the humorous side of things
  7. Coping with stress strengthens
  8. Tend to bounce back after illness or hardship
  9. Things happen for a reason
  10. Best effort no matter what
  11. Can achieve your goals
  12. When things look hopeless, I don’t give up
  13. Know where to turn for help
  14. Under pressure focus and think clearly
  15. Prefer to take the lead in problem solving
  16. Not easily discouraged by failure
  17. Think of myself as a strong person
  18. Make unpopular or difficult decisions
  19. Can handle unpleasant feelings
  20. Have to act on a hunch
  21. Strong sense of purpose
  22. In control of your life
  23. Like challenges
  24. Work to attain your goals
  25. 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.

[Return to Constructs]