Resilience refers to the positive strength one has to overcome trials and personal difficulties. Please read each following item and indicate the score as follows:
Items | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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1.Self-Control | Emotional Control | 1. I can control my emotions when things are difficult. | |||||
2. When I think of something, I am very aware of how those thoughts affect my mood. | |||||||
3. I can control my emotions when discussing issues with family and friends. | |||||||
4. When something comes up that requires my attention, I tend to be more stressed than excited. | |||||||
5. get caught up in my emotions. | |||||||
6. Sometimes my emotional problems make it difficult for me to concentrate while studying or working at school or at home. | |||||||
Impulse Control | 7. When I have something urgent that needs to be done, I overcome any distractions or obstacles that might get in my way and get it done. | ||||||
8. Even in embarrassing and difficult situations, I am aware of my own thoughts. | |||||||
9. When someone gets angry with me, I listen to what they have to say first. | |||||||
10. I tend to give up easily when things do not go as expected. | |||||||
11. I usually do not prepare any economic plans or plan out how much I spend. | |||||||
12. Rather than planning ahead, I tend to improvise. | |||||||
Cause Analysis | 13. When a problem arises, I try to solve the problem after thinking about possible solutions first. | ||||||
14. When a difficult situation arises, I try to solve the problem after carefully considering the cause. | |||||||
15. I tend to believe that I know the cause of problems in most situations. | |||||||
16.I am often told that I do not understand events or situations well. | |||||||
17. I am often told that I jump to conclusions when problems arise. | |||||||
18. When a difficult situation arises, I think that it is better to solve the problem as soon as possible, even if the cause is not fully understood. | |||||||
2.Interpersonal skills | Communication skills | 19. I can lead a conversation well depending on the given mood or the person I talk to. | |||||
20. I am good at making witty jokes. | |||||||
21. I am good at finding the appropriate phrases or words for what I want to express. | |||||||
22. I feel uncomfortable talking to my superiors. | |||||||
23. When talking with others, I often miss the content of what is being said because I have other thoughts during the conversation. | |||||||
24. When I have a conversation, I often hesitate because I cannot fully express myself through words. | |||||||
Empathy | 25. I can tell how people are feeling by looking at their facial expressions. | ||||||
26. When I see someone who is sad, angry, or flustered, I can tell what that person is thinking. | |||||||
27. When a co-worker gets angry, I know the reason quite well. | |||||||
28. I sometimes have a hard time understanding the way of people’s behaviors. | |||||||
29. My close friends, significant other, or spouse often tell me that I do not understand them. | |||||||
30. My co-workers and friends say I do not listen to them well. | |||||||
Self-extension | 31. I am loved and cared for by the people around me. | ||||||
32. I really like my friends. | |||||||
33. People around me understand how I feel. | |||||||
34. I do not have many friends who help me out and vice-versa. | |||||||
35. Most of the people I meet regularly end up disliking me. | |||||||
36. I have very few friends with whom I can talk openly. | |||||||
3.Positivity | Self-optimism | 37. I think that if you work hard, there will always be a reward in the end. | |||||
38. True or not, I think that it is good to believe that “I can solve any problem no matter how difficult it might be”. | |||||||
39. Even in difficult situations, I am confident that everything will work out. | |||||||
40. I worry that people around me will evaluate me negatively whenever I finish a given task. | |||||||
41. I believe that most of the problems that I experience are caused by circumstances beyond my control. | |||||||
42. When someone asks about my future, it is difficult to imagine myself as being successful. | |||||||
Life Satisfaction | 43. My current life is close to my ideal life. | ||||||
44. I am satisfied with many aspects of my life. | |||||||
45. I am satisfied with my life. | |||||||
46. I have everything I consider important in my life. | |||||||
47. Even if I am reborn, I would want to live the same life again. | |||||||
Gratefulness | 48. I am grateful for many different kinds of people. | ||||||
49. If I could list all the things I am grateful for, it would be a very long list. | |||||||
50. The older I get, the greater my appreciation is for the people, events, and lives that have been a part of my life. | |||||||
51. I have very little to be thankful for. | |||||||
52. When I look at the world around me, I have very little to be grateful for. | |||||||
53. I only feel grateful for people or events only after a long period of time has passed. |