Table 7.
Academic resilience scaleitem mean scores by vignette group.
| Item | Mean (SD) | Mean difference | Effect size d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 = disagree …5 = agree | Personal vignette (n = 224) | Vicarious vignette (n = 208) | ||
| 1. I would [He should] not accept the tutors' feedback | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| (1.10) | (1.13) | |||
| 2. I would [He should] use the feedback to improve my work | 4.79 | 4.75 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| (0.46) | (0.75) | |||
| 3. I would [He should] just give up | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.31** | 0.44 |
| (0.79) | (0.60) | |||
| 4. I would [He should] use the situation to motivate myself | 4.23 | 4.49 | 0.25* | 0.28 |
| (0.93) | (0.96) | |||
| 5. I would [He should] change my career plans | 0.80 | 1.03 | 0.23* | 0.24 |
| (0.97) | (0.96) | |||
| 6. I [He] would probably get annoyed | 2.51 | 1.07 | 1.44** | 1.27 |
| (1.21) | (1.06) | |||
| 7. I would [He should] begin to think my chances of success at university were poor | 1.86 | 0.62 | 1.24** | 1.27 |
| (1.11) | (0.83) | |||
| 8. I would [He should] see the situation as a challenge | 3.88 | 4.26 | 0.38** | 0.40 |
| (1.10) | (0.77) | |||
| 9. I would [He should] do my best to stop thinking negative thoughts | 3.91 | 4.42 | 0.51** | 0.55 |
| (0.96) | (0.90) | |||
| 10. I would [He should] see the situation as temporary | 3.81 | 3.99 | 0.17 | 0.18 |
| (0.94) | (1.07) | |||
| 11. I would [He should] work harder | 4.67 | 4.56 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| (0.66) | (0.76) | |||
| 12. I [He] would probably get depressed | 1.70 | 1.33 | 0.37** | 0.32 |
| (1.23) | (1.05) | |||
| 13. I would [He should] try to think of new solutions | 4.22 | 4.28 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| (0.76) | (0.86) | |||
| 14. I would [He should] be very disappointed | 3.25 | 2.72 | 0.53** | 0.45 |
| (1.10) | (1.23) | |||
| 15. I would [He should] blame the tutor | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| (0.90) | (0.88) | |||
| 16. I would [He should] keep trying | 4.58 | 4.78 | 0.21** | 0.31 |
| (0.64) | (0.65) | |||
| 17. I would [He should] not change my long-term goals and ambitions | 4.16 | 4.31 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| (0.97) | (0.90) | |||
| 18. I would [He should] use my past successes to help motivate myself | 4.31 | 4.61 | 0.30** | 0.37 |
| (0.91) | (0.68) | |||
| 19. I would [He should] begin to think my chances of getting the job I want were poor | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.83** | 0.17 |
| (1.18) | (0.99) | |||
| 20. I would [He should] start to monitor and evaluate my achievements and effort | 3.99 | 4.36 | 0.37** | 0.42 |
| (0.95) | (0.82) | |||
| 21. I would [He should] seek help from my tutors | 4.32 | 4.81 | 0.49** | 0.63 |
| (0.95) | (0.56) | |||
| 22. I would [He should] give myself encouragement | 4.06 | 4.65 | 0.60** | 0.72 |
| (0.93) | (0.68) | |||
| 23. I would [He should] stop myself from panicking | 3.47 | 4.41 | 0.94** | 0.97 |
| (1.13) | (0.78) | |||
| 24. I would [He should] try different ways to study | 4.03 | 4.55 | 0.53** | 0.61 |
| (0.95) | (0.73) | |||
| 25. I would [He should] set my own goals for achievement | 4.15 | 4.50 | 0.35** | 0.45 |
| (0.83) | (0.74) | |||
| 26. I would [He should] seek encouragement from my family and friends | 3.67 | 4.43 | 0.76** | 0.69 |
| (1.34) | (0.81) | |||
| 27. I would [He should] try to think more about my strengths and weaknesses to help me work better | 4.09 | 4.59 | 0.50** | 0.65 |
| (0.86) | (0.66) | |||
| 28. I would [He should] feel like everything was ruined and was going wrong | 1.52 | 0.92 | 0.60** | 0.50 |
| (1.25) | (1.15) | |||
| 29. I would [He should] start to self-impose rewards and punishments depending on my performance | 2.77 | 3.13 | 0.35** | 0.30 |
| (1.26) | (1.17) | |||
| 30. I would [He should] look forward to showing that I can improve my grades | 4.30 | 4.58 | 0.28** | 0.35 |
| (0.88) | (0.72) | |||
*
p < 0.01
**
p < 0.001, F(1, 430) for univariate tests.