About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance, Resilience and coping |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
| Description | The RS-14 is a self-rating scale that measures individual resilience in any setting. |
| Example | I usually manage one way or another |
| Link | http://ja.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_ja/en-us/defendingchildhood/drcharlesfigley-scoring-scalesheets.pdf |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 14 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 4 |
| Age | 11-18 |
| Cost single purchase | - |
| Cost per child | $150 per 50 lice |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .73-.83 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Single factor so |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Aphas between .89 and .92 across different ethnic samples |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Damásio, B. F., Borsa, J. C., & da Silva, J. P. (2011). 14-Item Resilience Scale (RS-14): Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 19(3), 131–145. doi:10.1891/1061-3749.19.3.131 Pritzker, S., & Minter, A. (2014). Measuring adolescent resilience: An examination of the cross-ethnic validity of the RS-14. Children and Youth Services Review, 44, 328–333. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.06.022 Wagnild, G. (2009). The Resilience Scale User's Guide for the US English version of the Resilience Scale and the 14-item Resilience Scale (RS-14). Worden, MT: The Resilience Center. |