| Strongly agree | Disagree | neutral | agree | Strongly agree | ||
| BRS1 | I tend not to bounce back quickly after hard times | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BRS2 | I have a hard time making it through stressful events | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| BRS3 | It takes me long to recover from a stressful event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BRS4 | It is hard for me to snap back when something bad happens | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| BRS5 | I usually come through difficult times with little trouble | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BRS6 | I tend to take a long time to get over setbacks in my life | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |