Brief Resilience Scale

Are you able to keep your head up when the going gets tough? Take this test to find out.

By Mark Travers, Ph.D. | March 18, 2024

Resilience refers to the ability to adapt, bounce back, and thrive in the face of adversity. It enables individuals to confront life's obstacles more flexibly, promoting their personal development and overall well-being.

The Brief Resilience Scale is a tool designed to measure an individual's ability to bounce back or recover from stress or adverse events. The scale evaluates one's tendency to maintain a sense of well-being and recover from challenges in a short span.

You can take this test here. Please follow all of the steps to receive your results.

Step 1: Rate the following statements, on a scale of strongly disagree to strongly agree, based on how much you agree with them:

1. I tend to bounce back quickly after hard times.

2. I have an easy time making it through stressful events.

3. It takes me a short while to recover from a stressful event.

4. It is easy for me to snap back when something bad happens.

5. I usually come through difficult times with little trouble.

6. I tend to quickly overcome set-backs in my life.

Step 2: Enter your age, gender, region, and first name so we can provide you with a detailed report that compares your test scores to people similar to you.

What is your age?

What is your gender?

What region of the world do you live in?

What is your first name?

Step 3: Check to make sure you've provided answers to all of the statements/questions above. Once you've done that, click the button below to send your responses to Awake Therapy's Lead Psychologist, Mark Travers, Ph.D. He will provide you with an overview of how you scored relative to others (all answers are anonymized and confidential to protect users' privacy). He can also answer any follow-up questions you may have.

References: Smith, B. W., Dalen, J., Wiggins, K., Tooley, E., Christopher, P., & Bernard, J. (2008). The Brief Resilience Scale: Assessing the ability to bounce back. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15(3), 194-200.