About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance, Resilience and coping |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Consult CD-RISC manual |
| Description | Measures one’s ability to cope with adversity. Available in 2, 10 and 25 question formats. |
| Example | Able to adapt to change |
| Link | http://www.cd-risc.com |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 25 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 20 |
| Age | 12-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Manual $20; Lice |
| Cost per child | License depends |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .89-.93 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | 25-item: KMO= .9 |
| CFA | 3 factors: Chi-square= 3292.46, p< .001 df= 272 RMSEA= .06 CFI= .87 GFI= .99 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, r= .44; Children's Depression Inventory, r = -.38; Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders, r= -.25 |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Davidson, J. R. T., & Connor, K .M. (2016) Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) Manual. Partly accessible at www.cd-risc.com Jorgensen, I. E., & Seedat, S. (2008).Factor structure of the Connor-Davidson resilience scale in South African adolescents. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 20(1), 23-32. doi:10.1515/ijamh.2008.20.1.23 Yu, X. N., Lau, J. T., Mak, W. W., Zhang, J., & Lui, W. W. (2011). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale among Chinese adolescents. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52(2), 218-224. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.05.010 |