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Psychological Testing

Resilience Test

Resilience Test

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:

  • Strongly disagree-1
  • Disagree-2
  • Neutral-3
  • Agree-4
  • Strongly agree-5
table guide –Resilience Test
Items 1 2 3 4 5
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.
Taken from Joo-Han Kim (2019), "resilience", Wisdom House