How likely am I to bounce back from hard times?

The Brief Resilience Scale: 6 questions that measure how well you recover from stress. This is a screening questionnaire, not a diagnosis. Answer honestly. There are no right or wrong answers.

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Question 1 of 60%

How much do you agree with each statement?

I tend to bounce back quickly after hard times.

About this test

This page uses a validated screening questionnaire with its original wording and published scoring cutoffs. Your answers are scored automatically as soon as you finish. A screening result can tell you whether it's worth talking to a doctor or mental-health professional, but only they can make a diagnosis.

Possible results

  • Low resilience (score 0+)
  • Normal resilience (score 12+)
  • High resilience (score 20+)
See all 6 questions
  1. I tend to bounce back quickly after hard times.
  2. I have a hard time making it through stressful events.
  3. It does not take me long to recover from a stressful event.
  4. It is hard for me to snap back when something bad happens.
  5. I usually come through difficult times with little trouble.
  6. I tend to take a long time to get over set-backs in my life.

Source: Brief Resilience Scale. Smith BW, Dalen J, Wiggins K, Tooley E, Christopher P, Bernard J (2008). Scored 0–24 here; the official score is the average (1–5), which equals 1 + score ÷ 6.

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