SRQ - Subjective Resilience Questionnaire

© Jesús Alonso-Tapia & Carmen Nieto (2011)

 

Instructions: You will find a series of statements about yourself below which can apply more or less to your perception of yourself. Please read those statements and circle the option on the answer sheet that represents best your degree of agreement with the content of the statement, according to the following scale:

1
Strongly disagree

2
Disagree

3
Neutral

 4
Agree

5
Strongly agree

 

 

1.      Although my mistakes and limitations may make a teacher not appreciate me, I don’t become discouraged and I make an effort to keep learning.
2.      Even though I might really like an activity, if my classmates leave me on my own I get discouraged and I don’t take interest, neither I make an effort to do it.
3.      If my mistakes and limitations make my parents not appreciate me, I usually don’t become discouraged and I keep trying to better myself and get along with everyone.
4.      Although I love the content of a subject, if I notice that the teacher neither accepts me nor tries to help me, I get discouraged and I don’t take interest on it, neither I strive to learn it.
5.      Although my mistakes and limitations may make some classmates not appreciate me, I usually don’t become discouraged and I keep trying to better myself and get along with everyone.
6.      Even though I might really like an activity, if my parents show lack of interest or rejection I get discouraged and I don’t take interest, neither I make an effort to do it.
7.      Although a teacher doesn’t devote time to answer my questions or pay some attention to me when I’m faced with a difficulty, I usually do my best to learn.
8.      If my mistakes or limitations make my classmates not appreciate me, I don’t feel like striving to get along with them any more.
9.      Although my parents don’t devote time to listen to me when I need their help, I don’t let difficulties discourage me.
10.   If my mistakes and limitations make a teacher not appreciate me, I get discouraged and don’t strive to learn.
11.   Although a classmate doesn’t devote time to listen to me when I need his/her help, I don’t let difficulties discourage me.
12.   If my mistakes or limitations make my parents not appreciate me, I don’t feel like striving to get along with them any more.
13.   My interest and the effort I put into learning don’t decrease just because of the fact that teachers usually don’t listen to me as I would like them to or that I feel ignored by them.
14.   If my classmates ignore me when I need them to help me with a problem, I get discouraged and stop striving to solve it.
15.   If my parents don’t take me into consideration when they make decisions that might affect me, I don’t get too worried and I find a way to manage.
16.   If a teacher doesn’t devote time to answer my questions or pay some attention to me when I’m faced with a difficulty, I get discouraged and stop striving to learn.
17.   If my classmates don’t take me into consideration when they organise some event, I don’t get too worried because I find other things to do.
18.   If my parents ignore me when I need them to help me with a problem, I get discouraged and stop striving to solve it.
19.   If I love the content of a subject, although I notice that the teacher neither accepts me nor tries to help me, I don’t get discouraged and I strive to learn it.
20.   The fact that my classmates usually don’t listen to me as I would like them to -or that I feel ignored by them- makes me feel bad because I don’t know what to do.
21.   If I really like an activity or I think I should do it, I find the way to go on with it without getting discouraged even though my parents don’t support me.
22.   The fact that my teachers usually don’t listen to me as I would like them to -or that I feel ignored by them- makes me feel bad because I don’t know what to do.
23.   If I really like an activity or I think I should do it, I go on with it without getting discouraged even though my classmates leave me on my own.
24.   The fact that my parents usually don’t listen to me as I would like them to -or that I feel ignored by them- makes me feel bad because I don’t know what to do.
25.   My teachers sometimes tell me that what I do or say is not correct, without trying to understand what is it that I find difficult, but that doesn’t decrease my effort to learn.
26.   If my classmates criticize me for not doing something well instead of trying to understand me, I don’t feel like striving to get along with them any more.
27.   Sometimes my parents criticize me for not doing something well instead of trying to help me, but that doesn’t decrease my effort to improve and better myself.
28.   My teachers sometimes tell me that what I do or say is not correct, without trying to understand what is it that I find difficult, and that makes my effort to learn decrease.
29.   Sometimes my friends criticize me for not doing something well instead of trying to help me, but that doesn’t decrease my effort to improve and better myself.
30.   If my parents criticize me for not doing something well instead of trying to understand me, I don’t feel like striving to get along with them any more.