This document provides a 15-question resilience assessment. Participants rate statements about how they typically respond to crises on a scale of 1 to 5. Total scores indicate level of resilience: 60-75 (very resilient), 45-59 (good resilience most of the time), 30-44 (crises throw curveballs), 15-29 (need to work on resilience skills). Higher scores mean stronger resilience habits of actively addressing problems, positive mindset, learning from experiences, and openness to different solutions.

1. How Resilient Are You?
The questions below are about your resilience. Score each question with the best answer that fits you. Total
your score
1 – Absolutely Disagree, 2 – Disagree, 3 – Neutral, 4 – Agree, 5 – Absolutely Agree
Scoring Questions
1. When confronted with crisis, I usually start working on a solution right away
rather than just hoping it will go away.
2. I do not worry much about the future.
3. I am not embarrassed to tell my friends and family when something bad
happened to me.
4. Every time a crisis occurs, I can easily remember that I have made it through bad
things before.
5. When something bad happens in my life, I do not spend a lot of time wishing I
had done something differently or thinking constantly about the bad thing.
6. I often think about what I have learned from a crisis after it has passed.
7. When I am stuck in traffic and will be late for an appointment, I am very calm
rather than frustrated and stressed.
8. I write a gratitude list at least once a week.
9. When something bad happens, I prefer to be around others rather than
withdrawing and being by myself.
10. I am not very hard on myself most of the time.
11. I think it is okay to occasionally smile and laugh when something really bad has
happened.
12. I have a go-to person, like a mentor, when a crisis occurs in my life.
13. I tend not to be stuck in the past.
14. It is easy for me to believe that a crisis or catastrophe in my life can be a good
thing.
15. When a crisis happens, I come up with lot of different solutions rather than just
freezing.
______________Total Score
60 – 75 You are a super ball! You have very good resiliency skills and habits and you bounce back in
challenging times, stay positive and persevere in difficult circumstance.
45 – 59 You are bouncing right along, most of the time. You have good resiliency skills, although
sometimes it is hard to engage them right away when faced with a crisis.
30 – 44 Your ball has gone a little flat. Crises tend to throw you curve balls you have a hard time hitting.
You need to pump more air into your ball to add more flexibility and be more open to handling problems
differently.
15 – 29 Your ball is completely flat. You need to work on your resiliency skills. The research is clear
people can strengthen their resiliency skills through practice. Be open to responding to setbacks in a different
way than you have in the past.