Research Article

Development and Validation of a Resilience Skills Questionnaire for Health Sector Professionals Based on Social Cognitive Theory

Table 1

Sample items for assessing resilience according to SCT constructs.

SCT constructSample items

Self-efficacy (efcy)(1) When a problem upsets me a lot, I can evaluate my emotions, behavior, and beliefs about the problem.
(2) If I hear my colleagues talking about me, I can still concentrate on my work.
(3) If a colleague disrespects me, I can still consider the part I played in the incident.
(4) When negative thoughts affect me, I can assess the pros and cons of those thoughts.
(5) When I am very upset, I can reflect on the reason enough to approve or reject my negative thoughts.
(6) When a problem makes me angry or distressed, I can think of ways to solve the problem.
(7) Even when I am very busy, if unwanted thoughts come to me, I can dismiss them.
(8) Even when I have a lot on my mind, I can listen to others when speaking with them.
(9) While speaking with others, I wait for them to finish their point even if their conversation is too long or irrelevant.
(10) Whenever I am talking with people, I can focus on their facial expressions.
(11) If I am agitated by someone, I can plainly explain the reason to them.
(12) I can comfort with my colleagues when a problem arises.
(13) If I am asked to do something unusual, I can frankly decline to do it.
(14) If I ever lose my temper with people, I can leave to room recognizing I need to calm down.

Self-regulation (regu)(1) I evaluate my thoughts regularly.
(2) When I evaluate my thoughts, I know that I should modify my thoughts.
(3) I evaluate my relationship with others regularly.
(4) When I evaluate my relationship with others, I consider how I can improve my relationships.
(5) I evaluate my emotions regularly.
(6) When I evaluate my emotions, I consider how I can modify what I do.
(7) I have undertaken some training to help me understand my thoughts.
(8) I have undertaken training or studied books to develop my communication skills.
(9) I have undertaken resilience skills training to improve control of my emotions.
(10) I always ask myself whether I could clear away my negative thoughts.
(11) I ask my colleagues for feedback on whether I have improved my communications with others.
(12) I evaluate my deeds regularly to know whether if I have been successful in controlling my emotions.
(13) When I write down about my negative thoughts, I encourage myself.
(14) When I manage to control any negative emotions, I encourage and appreciate myself.

Social support (supp)(1) I have colleagues that help me with problems.
(2) I have colleagues to motivate me when I am training to evaluate my thoughts.
(3) My family help me to think about my communication skills.
(4) I have at least one family member to guide me to know my emotions (e.g., anger, sadness, jealousy, anxiety, feeling blameworthy, and disappointment).
(5) When I have negative emotions, I can talk about them with my family.
(6) When I am upset or anxious, I can talk with my colleagues about it.
(7) When I feel blameworthy for a mistake, I have friends to discuss them with me.
(8) When I am under pressure at work, my family helps me with other issues.
(9) When I am on leave, my colleagues help with my tasks.
(10) If ever I need money, there are always some people who will help me.