PART 2 - Self-Confidence During Stress (SCDS)

 

1.     When I am under a great deal of pressure	I get tense	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I remain calm
2.     I react to problems and difficulties	with great frustration	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	without frustration
3.     In a difficult situation, I am confident that I will receive the h      help I need	strongly disagree	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	strongly agree
4.     In stressful circumstances, I experience anxiety	all the time	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	never
5.     When I have made a mistake during a stressful situation	I feel extreme dislike for myself	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I continue to like myself
6.     When a situation becomes difficult, I worry that something b       ad is going to happen tome or those I love	all the time	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	never
7.     In a stressful situation,	I cannot concentrate	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I can concentrate easily
8.     During stressful circumstances, I am fearful	all the time	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	never
9.     When I need to stand up for myself	I cannot do it	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I can do it easily
10.   I feel less than adequate in difficult situations.	agree strongly	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	disagree strongly
11.   In times of stress, I feel isolated and alone	agree strongly	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	disagree strongly
12.   In really difficult situations	I feel unable to respond in positive ways	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I feel able to respond in positive ways
13.   When I need to relax during stressful times	I experience no peace-only thoughts & worries	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I am peaceful, free of thoughts & worries
14.   In a frightening situation	I panic	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	I remain calm
15.   During stressful times, I worry about the future	all the time	1     2     3     4     5     6     7	never

 

 

Scoring for Part I

 

For each question, the circled number is your score.  Add your scores for each section and divide each sum by the number of questions in the section.

 

Life Purpose and Satisfaction (sum of scores): ¸ 17 =

Self-Confidence During Stress (sum of scores):  ¸ 15 =

 

TOTAL

Confidence in Life and Self (sum of scores): ¸ 32 =

 

Note:  Each score should range between 1.00 and 7.00 and may include decimals (for example, 5.15).

 

Interpretation:            High                             =          5.51-7.00

                                    Medium high                 =          4.01-5.50

                                    Medium low                 =          2.50-4.00

                                    Low                             =          1.00-2.49

 

The score on each scale reflects the resiliency of the individual’s attitudes. 

 

Scoring for Part II

 

High (25-28): The individual often feels a close and intimate connection with the spirit of life.  The individual has a deep conviction that the spirit of life is the core of his/her life.

 

Medium high (18-24): The individual sometimes feels a close and intimate connection with the spirit of life, but not on a regular basis.  If the score is 22-24, the individual may have a growing conviction that the spirit of life is the core of his/her being.  If the score is 18-21, the individual may be testing this possibility.

 

Medium low (11-17): The individual has had some experiences of the spirit of life, but is not convinced that God exists.  If the score is 15-17, these experiences have deepened your awareness of life’s spiritual core.  If the score is 11-14, these experiences have had little effect on the individual.

 

Low (7-10): The individual has had few experiences of the spirit of life.  If the individual believes that the spirit of life is the core of his/her being, this belief has probably not come from his/her own experience.  A low score may also mean that the individual has not acknowledged his/her spiritual experiences, which may have seemed insignificant or coincidental.  Perhaps it seemed embarrassing, or prideful, to admit to them.

 

Does spirituality contribute to a resilient world view?

 

If both the IPPA and INSPIRIT scores are high, the individual has a resilient world view with strong confidence in life and self.  The connection to the spirit of life may be a primary source of the individual’s empowering world view.

 

If the IPPA scores are low and the INSPIRIT score is high, the individual experiences his/her connection to the spirit of life deeply, but these experiences may not be translated into resilient attitudes.  This is common.  Absorbed in their spiritual experiences, people may not realize that such experiences are not contributing to positive changes in their daily life.

 

If the IPPA scores are high and the INSPIRIT score is low, spirituality is probably not the primary source of the individual’s resilient attitudes.  This is true for many people as spirituality is not the only source of a resilient world view.

 

If the IPPA and INSPIRIT scores are low, the individual may have no spiritual or religious tradition to draw on and perhaps no previous inclination to develop one.