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. |