The official home of
The Resilience Scale™
A reliable and valid tool to measure resilience
The Resilience Scale™ is considered to be one of the most accurate instruments currently available to measure resilience. It is used by counselors, coaches, therapists, researchers, and educators all over the world.
Resilience is much more than bouncing back in response to adversity: resilient individuals have the capacity to choose a vital and authentic life. A strong resilience core gives a person the ability to structure his or her life in a resilient way. Thus, the Resilience Scale measures a person’s capacity to live a full and rewarding life.
As a result of years of research, we have learned that resilience is comprised of five essential characteristics. The Resilience Scale is built on these characteristics; it consists of verbatim statements made by people who are living proof of resilience. This provides excellent content and face validity. Scale reliability is strong and construct validity likewise has been consistently supported.
The Resilience Scale was the first tool developed to measure resilience directly, and is used all over the world. Increasingly, organizations are using the Resilience Scale with employee assistance and wellness programs and there have been many requests from around the world for its use in military settings.
Obtain the Resilience Scale and the RS-14 here without charge for non-commercial application.
The use is of the scales is without charge, as long as you agree in writing to comply with our Terms of Use, and are not using it for commercial purposes. More...
Measure your own resilience online
Fill out and submit the Resilience Scale...and you will see IMMEDIATELY a short interpretation of your score, written by Dr. Wagnild, principal author of the Resilience Scale. More...
Free Papers:
Will resilience help you be more successful?
(13 Sep 2011) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (leader during WWII) said, “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” This is easier said than done. How do you maintain enthusiasm when you are exhausted, discouraged, frustrated, or completely alone? How can you do this? More..
"Discovering Your Resilience Core"
(31 May 2010) This is a very popular new article on resilience by Dr. Wagnild. Not only will it change the way you look at resilience, it can fundamentally alter the way that you live your life. Click on the "Free Papers" link at the top of any page to get your copy. More...
Resilience is a Strategic Ability
(20 Sep 2011) As we deepen our understanding of resilience, it becomes clearer and clearer that resilience is a strategic ability with tactical implementation, rather than a tactical ability with strategic implications. "So what?" one might ask. More...
Is it really resilience?
(13 Sep 2011) Many people write about resilience, and all too often that which they call "resilience" is a related but different competence, such as coping, adapting, or simple survival. The five characteristics of resilience give us a platform for understanding what resilience really is, and thus how to increase it. More...
The Resilience Scale User's Guide updated 20 June 2011 (version 3.2)
If you're a researcher who wants to know how to administer the Resilience Scale and accurately interpret your results, then you really MUST have this newly-revised, 128-page tool. The 22 pages of references alone are worth the price. More...
FAQs!
(30 August 2011) The menu at the top of the page now contains a link to our Frequently Asked Questions page. More...
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While the non-profit use of the Resilience Scale is still without charge, we vigorously protect against unauthorized versions and variations of the Resilience Scale and the RS-14 so that the instruments and therefore your results remain valid.
By respecting our copyrights and helping us to defend them, your own research results will be protected. The terms Resilience Scale, RS, and RS-14 are internationally copyrighted trademarks.
Hypercharge your resilience research with the
Resilience Scale User's Guide
This is an essential tool if you want to properly administer the Resilience Scale and accurately interpret your results.
In the newly-revised Version 3.2, you get:
- 22 pages of references - this alone is worth the price!
- A 10-page, detailed explanation of Resilience.
- 74 tables and 21 figures, plus references and discussion.
- 8 pages of brand-new research results & analyses for the 25-item RS.
- 18 pages of research results & analyses for the 14-item RS.
- Dr. Wagnild's recom-mendations on administering the RS.
Click here to learn more about the Resilience Scale User's Guide™