Table 3 Summary of items and response statistics for psychological resilience constructs (N = 258)

Personal strength

#A2. When unexpected things happen …

6

28.90

6.18

4.33

1.58

A11. My personal issues

5.32

1.34

#A17. My abilities

4.72

1.51

A18. My judgment and decisions

4.77

1.39

#A26. I’m skilled at

4.45

1.56

A28. When things get tough, I tend to

5.32

1.54

Family cohesion

B3. The experiences in my family about what is important in life

7

37.47

7.44

5.14

1.47

#B7. I feel

5.64

1.67

#B12. When family members experience a crisis or emergency

5.52

1.62

B13. My family characteristics are

5.79

1.31

#B16. When things get tough, my family

5.51

1.44

B23. Facing others, my family members show

5.64

1.31

B27. In my family, family members like to

4.23

1.77

Social resources

C6. I can discuss personal matters with someone

8

43.93

7.46

5.95

1.30

#C8. I enjoy

4.57

1.74

#C9. Those who are good at encouraging me are

5.83

1.34

C10. The connections I have with my friends are

5.35

1.30

C14. Staying flexible in social situations

5.57

1.24

#C15. The support I receive comes from

5.81

1.36

C20. When needed

5.59

1.19

#C25. My close friends or family members

5.25

1.28

Social skills

#D19. New friendships

4

19.84

4.86

4.61

1.59

D21. Making new friends

4.86

1.49

#D22. When I’m with others

5.44

1.34

D24. Coming up with a good topic for conversation is

4.93

1.45

Future organizational style

E1. My future plans are

4

18.94

4.85

4.89

1.20

#E4. I feel my future is

4.43

1.64

#E5. How to achieve my future goals

4.43

1.51

E29. My future goals are clear

5.19

1.47

minimum

maximum

Total psychological resilience score

29

149.07

23.83

88

201