covers

Resilience

Measure

Authors

Topic

Type

Administration

Potential

Age Range

The Children’s Attributional Style Questionnaire – Revised


Thompson et al. (1998)


Attributions for positive and negative experiences
(learned helplessness)

24-item self-report questionnaire


Individual or group

9-12 years

The Children’s Hope Scale 
(Questions about your Goals)

Snyder et al. (1997)

Hopefulness / dispositional hope

6-item self-report questionnaire

Individual

7-14 years

Kidcope

Spirito et al. (1998)


 

Cognitive and behavioural coping strategies

15-item self-report questionnaire

 

10-item self-report questionnaire

Individual or group

7-12 years

 

 

13-18 years

The Locus of Control Scale for Children 

Nowicki & Strickland (1973)

Control of personal outcomes in life: external versus internal perceptions.

40-item self-report questionnaire

Individual or group

9-18 years

The Self-Report Coping Scale 

Causey & Dubow (1992)

Coping strategies: seeking social support; problem solving; distancing; internalising; externalising

34-item self-report questionnaire

Individual or group

9-12 years

The Coping Efficacy Scale

Sandler et al. (2000)

Belief in ability to handle challenging situations


7-item self-report questionnaire

Individual

9-12 years