SELF ESTEEM AMD RESILIENCE AMONG GYM GOERS AND
NON-GYM GOERS
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Instructions: Following are the statements regarding your self-esteem and resilience. Read each
statement carefully and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement. Please
do not leave any statement unanswered
I
SL STATEMENTS STRONGLY AGREE DISAGREE STRONGLY
NO AGREE DISAGREE
1 On the whole, I am
satisified with myself.
2 At times I think I am
no good at all.
3 I feel that I have a
number of good
qualities.
4 I am able to do things
as well as most other
people.
5 I feel I do not have
much to be proud of.
6 I certainly feel useless
at times.
7 I feel that I am a
person of worth, at
least on an equal plane
with others.
8 I wish I could have
more respect for
myself.
9 All in all, I am
inclined to feel that I
am a failure.
10 I take a positive
attitude toward myself.
2
II
SL STATEMENTS STRONGLY AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE STRONGLY
NO AGREE DISAGREE
1 I tend to bounce
back quickly after
hard times.
2 I have a hard time
making it through
stressful events.
3 It is hard for me to
snap back when
something bad
happens.
4 I usually come
through difficult
times with little
trouble.
5 It does not take
me long to recover
from a stressful
events.
6 I tend to take a
long time to get
over set-backs in
my life.
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Scoring: I [Rosenberg Self-Esteem]
Items 2,5,6,8,9 are reverse scored. Strongly Disagree – 1, Disagree – 2, Agree – 3, Strongly
Agree- 4. Sum scores for all ten items. Higher scores indicate higher self-esteem.
Interpretation:
0-15=Low Self-Esteem
15-25=Normal Self-Esteem
25-30=High Self=Esteem
Scoring: II [Brief Resilience Scale]
Add all the responses varying from 1-5 for all six items giving a range from 6-30. Strongly
Disagree-1, Disagree-2, Neutral-3, Agree-4, Strongly Agree-5. Items 2,4,6 are reverse scored.
Divide the total sum by the total number of questions answered [6]. Higher scores indicate
greater resilience.
Interpretation:
The mean score ranges from 1 to 5, with the following interpretations:
1.00-2.99=Low Resilience
3.00-4.30=Normal Resilience
4.31-5.00=High Resilience
References:
Rosenberg, M. (1965). Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton,NJ: Princeton University
Press.
Smith ,B.W., Dalen., 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.