Adult Resilience Measure-Revised (ARM-R)
ARM-R
To what extent do the following statements apply to you?
There are no right or wrong answers. Not at all A little Somewhat Quite a bit A lot
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
1 I cooperate with people around me 1 2 3 4 5
Getting and improving qualifications or skills is important
2 1 2 3 4 5
to me
3 I know how to behave in different social situations 1 2 3 4 5
4 My family have usually supported me through life 1 2 3 4 5
5 My family knows a lot about me 1 2 3 4 5
6 If I am hungry, I can get food to eat 1 2 3 4 5
7 People like to spend time with me 1 2 3 4 5
8 I talk to my family/partner about how I feel 1 2 3 4 5
9 I feel supported by my friends 1 2 3 4 5
10 I feel that I belong in my community 1 2 3 4 5
11 My family/partner stands by me during difficult times 1 2 3 4 5
12 My friends stand by me during difficult times 1 2 3 4 5
13 I am treated fairly in my community 1 2 3 4 5
I have opportunities to show others that I can act
14 1 2 3 4 5
responsibly
15 I feel secure when I am with my family/partner 1 2 3 4 5
I have opportunities to apply my abilities in life (like skills,
16 1 2 3 4 5
a job, caring for others)
17 I enjoy my family's/partner’s cultural and family traditions 1 2 3 4 5
For administration instructions and scoring, please refer to the accompanying manual.
When using the measure, please cite the following:
Resilience Research Centre. (2018). CYRM and ARM user manual. Halifax, NS: Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie
University. Retrieved from [Link]
Jefferies, P., McGarrigle, L., & Ungar, M. (2018). The CYRM-R: a Rasch-validated revision of the Child and Youth Resilience
Measure. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 1-24. [Link]