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Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) Test

With 28 questions taking about 6 minutes, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) Test explores personal, family, and community resources linked with coping and adaptation. Your result highlights areas of strength and support across several dimensions, offering a practical starting point for self-reflection and conversations about wellbeing.

Questions: 286 minutes

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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

CultureC

Assesses connections with others and attitudes toward national origin, traditions, and the country as a resilience-related resource.

example score3/5

3/5Moderateexample score

1 – 2.9Low

3 – 3.9Moderate

4 – 5High

A score of 3 indicates a moderate cultural resource, suggesting generally stable but not consistently strong support from cultural identity, traditions, and related relationships.

EducationE

Assesses attitudes toward education and engagement with learning and the professional community.

example score4/5

4/5High engagementexample score

1 – 2Low engagement

3Moderate engagement

4 – 5High engagement

A score of 4 indicates high educational engagement, suggesting a generally positive attitude toward learning and active connection to school or professional community supports.

SpiritualityS

Measures how important religion or belief in higher powers is as a source of vitality and support.

example score3/5

3/5Moderateexample score

1 – 2.4Low

2.5 – 3.4Moderate

3.5 – 5High

A score of 3 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting spirituality may provide some support and meaning, but it is not a primary source of vitality in all situations.

ContextC

Assesses access to and use of community, educational, and cultural resources that support resilience in the young person’s environment.

example score3/5

3/5Adequate resourcesexample score

1 – 2.9Limited resources

3 – 3.9Adequate resources

4 – 5Strong resources

A score of 3 indicates an adequate level of contextual support, suggesting some reliable community, educational, or cultural resources are present, with room to strengthen them further.

Psychological CarePC

Assesses how much psychological support and understanding the respondent feels they receive from their family.

example score2/5

2/5Low supportexample score

1 – 2.9Low support

3 – 3.9Moderate support

4 – 5High support

A score of 2 suggests the respondent perceives relatively low psychological support from their family at this time.

Physical CarePC

Assesses how much physical care and practical support from family the respondent feels they receive.

example score2/5

2/5Lowexample score

1 – 2.3Low

2.4 – 3.6Moderate

3.7 – 5High

A score of 2 falls in the Low range, suggesting the respondent perceives relatively limited physical care and practical support from their family.

Family SupportFS

Assesses perceived physical and psychological support from family as a resilience resource.

example score3/5

3/5Moderate supportexample score

1 – 2.9Low support

3 – 3.9Moderate support

4 – 5High support

A score of 3 indicates moderate family support, suggesting some reliable help is available while additional consistency or involvement may be beneficial.

Individual-Social SkillsISS

Assesses practical social-behavioral skills such as taking responsibility, seeking help, and applying effective coping behaviors in everyday situations.

example score4/5

4/5Well-developedexample score

1 – 2.9Needs support

3 – 3.9Developing

4 – 5Well-developed

A score of 4 indicates well-developed social and behavioral skills, with a tendency to take responsibility, seek help when needed, and use these skills consistently in daily life.

Individual SupportIS

Measures how much support the youth feels they receive from friends and other close people.

example score3/5

3/5Moderate supportexample score

1 – 2.4Low support

2.5 – 3.5Moderate support

3.6 – 5High support

A score of 3 suggests a moderate, generally available sense of support from friends and close ones, with some room to strengthen reliability or breadth of support.

Personal SkillsPS

Assesses problem-solving, cooperation, perseverance, self-attitude, and awareness of personal strengths.

example score3/5

3/5Developingexample score

1 – 2.4Needs support

2.5 – 3.6Developing

3.7 – 5Strong

A score of 3 suggests developing individual skills, with some effective coping strategies present alongside areas that may benefit from further strengthening.

Individual CharacteristicsIC

Assesses personal resilience resources such as problem-solving, persistence, self-attitude, and awareness of one’s strengths.

example score3/5

3/5Moderate resourcesexample score

1 – 2.9Low resources

3 – 3.9Moderate resources

4 – 5High resources

A score of 3 indicates moderate individual resilience resources, suggesting generally adequate coping skills with some areas that could be strengthened.

Overall ResilienceOR

Overall vitality reflects the general level of internal and external resources that support coping and adaptation in everyday challenges.

example score3/5

3/5Moderate vitalityexample score

1 – 2.9Low vitality

3 – 3.9Moderate vitality

4 – 5High vitality

A score of 3 indicates a moderate level of overall resources, suggesting some reliable supports for coping with difficulties alongside areas that may benefit from strengthening.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School counselors and psychologists

41%OF USERS

They use it to quickly understand a student’s coping resources and where support is needed at school and at home.

Parents of teens

34%OF USERS

They want a clearer picture of how their child handles stress and which family and social supports are helping or missing.

Social workers and case managers

25%OF USERS

They apply it to assess resilience factors in vulnerable youth and to track progress in support or prevention programs.

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

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

CultureC

You?

Average2.8

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.5

Possible1 – 5

EducationE

You?

Average3.1

Typical rangeTypical2.5 – 3.7

Possible1 – 5

SpiritualityS

You?

Average2.1

Typical rangeTypical1.4 – 2.7

Possible1 – 5

ContextC

You?

Average2.2

Typical rangeTypical1.6 – 2.8

Possible1 – 5

Psychological CarePC

You?

Average2.7

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.3

Possible1 – 5

Physical carePc

You?

Average3.5

Typical rangeTypical2.9 – 4.1

Possible1 – 5

Family SupportFS

You?

Average2.1

Typical rangeTypical1.4 – 2.8

Possible1 – 5

Ind.-social skillsIs

You?

Average2.7

Typical rangeTypical2 – 3.3

Possible1 – 5

Individual SupportIS

You?

Average2.8

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.5

Possible1 – 5

Individual SkillsIS

You?

Average2.8

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.5

Possible1 – 5

Individual CharacteristicsIC

You?

Average3.7

Typical rangeTypical3.2 – 4.1

Possible1 – 5

Overall vitalityOv

You?

Average3.9

Typical rangeTypical3.2 – 4.6

Possible1 – 5

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below are questions about you, your family, and your relationships with other people. For each question, select the response option that most accurately reflects your opinion.

- Not at all
- A little
- Somewhat
- Quite a bit
- A great deal
- Not at all
- A little
- To some extent
- To a significant extent
- To a very great extent
- Not at all
- A little
- To some extent
- To a great extent
- To a very great extent

These are 3 of the 28 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) Test - Description and methodology of the test

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Young people, families, educators, and practitioners seeking a structured view of coping resources can use this questionnaire across personal, relational, and community settings. The Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) Test produces a profile of available supports and capabilities. As a CYRM-28 resilience assessment, it suggests practical topics for reflection or constructive conversation.

What This Assessment Explores

Resilience is treated as resources supporting adaptation, not a fixed quality. In this child resilience questionnaire, items cover care, belonging, identity, spirituality, help-seeking, persistence, and problem solving:

Culture (1-5) measures cultural connection: Low 1-2.9; Moderate 3-3.9; High 4-5. Education (1-5) measures education/professional engagement: Low engagement 1-2; Moderate engagement 3-3; High engagement 4-5. Spirituality (1-5) measures belief-based strength: Low 1-2.4; Moderate 2.5-3.4; High 3.5-5.
Context (1-5) measures community resources: Limited resources 1-2.9; Adequate resources 3-3.9; Strong resources 4-5. Psychological Care (1-5) measures family psychological support: Low support 1-2.9; Moderate support 3-3.9; High support 4-5. Physical Care (1-5) measures family physical care: Low 1-2.3; Moderate 2.4-3.6; High 3.7-5.
Family Support (1-5) measures family resilience and support: Low support 1-2.9; Moderate support 3-3.9; High support 4-5. Individual Support (1-5) measures friend and close-other support: Low support 1-2.4; Moderate 2.5-3.5; High 3.6-5. Personal Skills (1-5) measures problem solving, cooperation, persistence, self-regard, and strengths: Needs support 1-2.4; Developing 2.5-3.6; Strong 3.7-5.
Individual-Social Skills (1-5) measures responsibility, help-seeking, and behaviour: Needs support 1-2.9; Developing 3-3.9; Well-developed 4-5. Individual Characteristics (1-5) measures personal resources: Low resources 1-2.9; Moderate 3-3.9; High 4-5. Overall Resilience (1-5) measures coping resources: Low vitality 1-2.9; Moderate vitality 3-3.9; High vitality 4-5.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each item is a self-report statement answered on a five-point response scale. The anchors vary slightly, but move from minimal endorsement, such as Not at all, toward stronger levels of extent or amount. Questions address relationships, opportunities, beliefs, and everyday skills rather than abstract labels.

The online scoring presents responses as 1-5 readings for the dimensions and overall profile. The bands are descriptive guideposts, not population norms, percentiles, or clinical cutoffs. Read the profile comparatively: a lower area may point to a support or skill worth exploring, while a higher area indicates a resource experienced as more available.

The closest evidence base is CYRM-28, developed through mixed-methods work and examined in validation studies as an interaction among individual, relational, social, and cultural resources. A youth resilience scale can organize reflection across those contexts. This online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with CYRM-28, but it is not presented as a direct reproduction of the published validation protocol.

Because responses are self-reported, current circumstances, self-awareness, and impression management can influence results; the profile is not a diagnosis and is best considered alongside broader assessment.

Author: Linda Liebenberg, Michael Ungar

Literature:

Liebenberg, L., Ungar, M., & Van de Vijver, F. (2012). Validation of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 (CYRM-28) Among Canadian Youth. Research on Social Work Practice, 22(2), 219-226. 10.1177/1049731511428619
Ungar, M., & Liebenberg, L. (2011). Assessing Resilience Across Cultures Using Mixed Methods: Construction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 5(2), 126-149. 10.1177/1558689811400607
Ungar, M., Boothroyd, R., Kwong, W. M., Lee, T. Y., Leblanc, J., Duque, L., & Makhnach, A. (2008). The Study of Youth Resilience Across Cultures: Lessons from a Pilot Study of Measurement Development. Research in Human Development, 5, 166-180. 10.1080/15427600802274019

Updated: 2025-10-02