The Dispositional Resilience (Hardiness) Scale (HARDY)

 The dispositional resilience (hardiness) scale(HARDY) is a self-report scale that is designed to measure three major components of hardiness (control, communication, and challenge). The HARDY consists of 45 items that are rated on a four-point likert scale from 0 (not at all true) to 3 (completely true).

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Item Coding

The  HARDY consists of 45 items that are rated on a four-point likert scale as follows:

0	1	2	3
not at all true	a little true	quite true	completely true

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Scales

The HARDY yields three subscales (communication, challenge, and control).  Descriptions of the subscales and item loadings are listed below.  Scale scores are calculated as the sum of respective items.  Underlined/bold items are reverse scored.

Scale Name (Abbr.)	Description	Item Loadings
HARDY_Comm	Communication Scale	1, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 31, 37, 39, 41, 44, 45
HARDY_Chal	Challenge Scale	5, 6, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 27, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40
HARDY_Cont	Control Scale	2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 22, 26, 28, 29, 34, 42, 43

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Resource Files

• Questionnaire
• CIDA Item file
• CIDA Scoring file
• SPSS Scoring Syntax file
  

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References

• Bartone, P. T., Ursano, R. J., Wright, K. M., and Ingraham, L. H. (1989).  The Impact of a Military Air Disaster on The Health of Assistance Workers: A Prospective Study.  The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 177, 317-328.

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Created by Allison Grant

Updated 3-5-08