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Family Resilience Assessment Scale, Revised II (FRAS-RII) Test

Designed for self-reflection, the Family Resilience Assessment Scale, Revised II (FRAS-RII) Test presents 40 questions and takes about 8 minutes to complete. Your result outlines patterns in communication, flexibility, support, shared meaning, and coping, offering a structured way to understand how your family responds to adversity.

Questions: 408 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Family SpiritualityFS

Assesses the extent to which family members share values, meanings, and moral beliefs that support cohesion and resilience.

example score20/30

20/30Moderateexample score

6 – 18Low

19 – 27Moderate

28 – 30High

A score of 20 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting some shared values and meanings are present, though they may be inconsistently held or less central in day-to-day family life.

Social ResourcesSR

Assesses how well a family accesses and uses external support to integrate difficult events and view their reactions as normal.

example score20/30

20/30Adequate social resourcesexample score

6 – 18Limited social resources

19 – 27Adequate social resources

28 – 30Strong social resources

A score of 20 falls in the Adequate social resources range, suggesting the family generally has support available and can make use of external resources when needed.

Acceptance and FlexibilityAaF

Measures how well the family balances mutual support with openness to differences and adaptability during challenges.

example score19/25

19/25Moderateexample score

5 – 15Low

16 – 23Moderate

24 – 25High

A score of 19 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally workable acceptance and flexibility with some situations where tolerance or adaptability may be harder to sustain.

Positive Outlook and Problem SolvingPOaPS

Measures the family’s optimism and ability to collaborate on practical problem-solving when facing challenges.

example score34/40

34/40Moderateexample score

8 – 25Low

26 – 38Moderate

39 – 40High

A score of 34 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally effective problem-solving and a positive outlook, with some room to strengthen consistency under stress.

Family Communication And ConnectednessFCAC

This scale measures how clearly and openly family members communicate, stay emotionally connected, and work together to acknowledge and resolve problems.

example score40/75

40/75Lowexample score

15 – 49Low

50 – 75High

A score of 40 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively limited cohesion and less consistent open communication when addressing family concerns.

Family ResilienceFR

Family Viability measures how well a family mobilizes resources to cope with difficulties, stay cohesive, and adapt to change.

example score80/200

80/200Low viabilityexample score

40 – 132Low viability

133 – 183Moderate viability

184 – 200High viability

A score of 80 falls in the Low viability range, suggesting the family may have fewer accessible coping resources and may find adaptation during stress more challenging at this time.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Parents in stressful times

41%OF USERS

Parents take it when the family is going through conflict, loss, financial strain, or other changes and they want a clear picture of how well everyone is coping together.

Couples building family stability

34%OF USERS

Partners use it to understand their strengths and weak spots in communication, shared values, and flexibility before problems become crises.

Helping professionals and students

25%OF USERS

Therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychology students use it to structure an assessment and decide which family resources need strengthening.

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

Spirituality of the FamilySotF

You?

Average12

Typical rangeTypical7.9 – 16.1

Possible6 – 30

Social resourcesSr

You?

Average13.7

Typical rangeTypical9.4 – 18.1

Possible6 – 30

Acceptance and FlexibilityAaF

You?

Average11.5

Typical rangeTypical7.8 – 15.2

Possible5 – 25

Positive outlook and problem-solvingPoap

You?

Average30

Typical rangeTypical26 – 34.1

Possible8 – 40

Family Communication and CohesionFCaC

You?

Average45.1

Typical rangeTypical35.5 – 54.7

Possible15 – 75

Family ViabilityFV

You?

Average127.8

Typical rangeTypical107.4 – 148.3

Possible40 – 200

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never

These are 3 of the 40 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Family Resilience Assessment Scale, Revised II (FRAS-RII) Test - Description and methodology of the test

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For people who want to understand how their family handles pressure, the Family Resilience Assessment Scale, Revised II (FRAS-RII) Test offers a structured profile of shared coping resources. It suits family members reflecting on communication, support, flexibility, and meaning-making. As a family resilience assessment, this test can turn broad concerns into specific themes for discussion.

What This Assessment Explores

Overall, this family resilience scale shows strength.

Family Spirituality (6-30) unites members through values, beliefs, and meanings. Low 6-18; Moderate 19-27; High 28-30.
Social Resources (6-30) integrates adversity and natural reactions; uses external support. Limited social resources 6-18; Adequate social resources 19-27; Strong social resources 28-30.
Acceptance and Flexibility (5-25) supports unity despite differences. Low 5-15; Moderate 16-23; High 24-25.
Positive Outlook and Problem Solving (8-40) unites in adversity and solves problems. Low 8-25; Moderate 26-38; High 39-40.
Family Communication And Connectedness (15-75) communicates clearly, acknowledges problems, and solves them. Low 15-49; High 50-75.
Family Resilience (40-200) copes, maintains stability, and adapts; lower scores may signal adaptation and cohesion difficulties. Low viability 40-132; Moderate viability 133-183; High viability 184-200.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement uses a five-point frequency response: Always, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, or Never. Respondents rate how consistently each situation reflects their family experience. Responses are combined into displayed scale totals and an overall result; the displayed ranges and bands are provided, but no separate clinical cutoff or point-by-point scoring formula is specified.

This questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the published FRAS-RII described by Gusarova, Odintsova, Kozyreva, and Kuzmina in 2024; the cited study concerns the source instrument, not this online presentation, and does not independently validate it. Its relationship to that work is conceptual rather than a documented adaptation. The earlier FRAS is documented in Sixbey’s 2005 dissertation, while Walsh’s framework emphasizes communication, shared meaning, flexible organization, and collaborative problem solving as processes that support adaptation.

For readers using this family resilience questionnaire, the result is a snapshot of perceived family resources. It can identify themes for discussion with other family members. Responses may be shaped by current circumstances, selective recall, or limited self-awareness, so the bands are interpretive categories rather than population norms or diagnostic thresholds.

Author: Froma Walsh

Literature:

Gusarova, Elena, Maria Odintsova, Nina Kozyreva, and Elena Kuzmina. (2024). Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS-RII): A New Version. Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics, 21(1), 8-31. 10.17323/1813-8918-2024-1-8-31
Sixbey, Meggen Tucker. (2005). Development of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale to Identify Family Resilience Constructs. Doctoral dissertation, University of Florida.
Walsh, Froma. (2016). Strengthening Family Resilience (3rd ed.). Guilford Press.

Updated: 2025-10-02