Analysis:

The scale aims to reflect your ability to cope with stresses arise from adversity and your adaptability to changes at life.  The resilience scores range from 0-100.  Higher score reflects greater resilience. 

Drawing reference to a community study in Hong Kong general population (n= 10,997, Ni et al 2015), the mean score of CD-RISC is 60 and its Standard Deviation is 14.  Relative to this study, your resilience score will be classified as follows:



Resilience can be strengthened.  Following are the possible ways to enhance our abilities to tackle life challenges and overcome adversities: 

1.	Be kind to our inner selves:
	•	Beware of our own emotion and face it
	•	Share our feelings with trusted family / friends
	•	Seek help and accept offers by family / friends when needed
	•	Appreciate personal strengths
2.	Standing flexible in the changing world:
	•	Learn to accept uncertainties
	•	Focus on those could be changed by our effort and accept those couldn’t
	•	Change is a constant. Take it as a normal mode of life that drives personal growth rather than as a threat to our safety net
	•	When bad things happened, do not over-internalized one’s fault but also acknowledge external, uncontrollable factors
3.	Everyday booster:
	•	Establish good social support network
	•	Integrate in groups friendly and congruously
	•	Maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle, including healthy diet and regular exercises
	•	Maintain a healthy financial status
	•	Be curious and interactive with people and things around us
	•	Seek spiritual support (if applicable)

References:

Davidson JRT and Connor KM.  Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) Manual.  Unpublished.  11-01-2015.

Ni MY, Li TK, Yu NX, Pang H, Chan BHY, Leung GM, Steward SM. Normative data and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the abbreviated version (CD-RISC-2) among the general population in Hong Kong . Quality of Life Research 2015. DOI 10.1007/s11136-015-1072.