Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Test

See how quickly you bounce back from stress in just 2 minutes. Six quick items give a reliable snapshot to guide support, coaching, or outcome tracking.

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Questions: 62 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Resilience (R)

Measures how quickly and effectively a person recovers and returns to a resourceful state after stress or adversity.

Low resilience

Moderate resilience

High resilience

6 – 14: Low resilience | 15 – 22: Moderate resilience | 23 – 30: High resilience

A score of 20 falls in the Moderate resilience range, suggesting a generally adequate capacity to bounce back after difficulties, with some room to strengthen recovery consistency.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Stressed professionals

41%OF USERS

People facing constant deadlines or high responsibility who want to understand how quickly they bounce back after tough work situations.

Clients in counseling

34%OF USERS

People working with a psychologist who need a quick snapshot of recovery after loss, conflict, or other difficult life events.

Students and researchers

25%OF USERS

Those collecting data for coursework or studies who need a brief, reliable measure of resilience for surveys or program evaluation.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Resilience Scale (RS)

Average

14.9

Normal range

10.9 — 19

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Test - Symptoms and Signs

stress resistance

resilience

This brief self-report measure assesses perceived ability to recover or “bounce back” following stress and adversity. The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) is designed to capture recovery capacity rather than general endurance or stress tolerance, making it useful for rapid screening in clinical and research contexts.

It consists of 6 items and typically requires about 2 minutes to complete, using straightforward statements rated by the respondent. Scores from the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) may help inform case formulation, identify areas where additional coping support may be needed, and track change over time; it was developed by Bruce W. Smith and colleagues.

Author: Bruce W. Smith, Christopher Bernard, Erin Tooley, Jeanne Dalen, Jennifer Bernard, Kathryn Wiggins

Literature: Bonanno, G. A. Loss, trauma, and human resilience: Have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events? American Psychologist. 2004.; Smith, B. W., Dalen, J., Wiggins, K., Tooley, E., Christopher, P., & Bernard, J. The brief resilience scale: Assessing the ability to bounce back. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2008.