About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance, Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Control of affect; Commitment/Control of effort; Challenge |
| Description | The RAHS aims to gain a better understanding of why some students avoid challenging academic course work at the risk of harming their academic standing, whereas others are willing to pursue these types of challenges. The RAHS was designed to assess four dimensions: control of affect, control of effort, commitment, and challenge. |
| Example | If I do poorly on a test I can stay calm so that I can learn from my mistakes |
| Link | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1069072704270274 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 40 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 16-19 |
| Cost single purchase | Free - Available |
| Cost per child | Free - Available |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .81-.91 |
| Test retest | 3-5 days, r= [.81,.88] |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | PCA with orthogo |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | r= [.29,.34] with SAT scores |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Benishek, L. A. (2005). Development and evaluation of the Revised Academic Hardiness Scale. Journal of Career Assessment, 13(1), 59–76. doi:10.1177/1069072704270274 |