Table 2.

Spearman’s correlation analysis between the total score of the RS-14 and each item (left) and results obtained by factor analysis (right)

	Correlations between the total score of the RS-14 and each item	Factor 1: Self-confidence	Factor 2: Self-control
1. I usually manage one way or another	.54*		.561
2. I feel proud that I have accomplished things in life	.68*		.490
3. I usually take things in stride	.67*		.660
4. I am friends with myself	.72*	.703
5. I feel that I can handle many things at a time	.61*		.726
6. I am determined	.68*		.653
7. I can get through difficult times because I have experienced difficulty before	.59*		.582
8. I have self-discipline	.65*		.539
9. I keep interested in things	.63*		.512
10. I can usually find something to laugh about	.59*	.782
11. My belief in myself gets me through hard times	.79*	.802
12. In an emergency, I am someone people can generally rely on	.46*	.497
13. My life has meaning	.66*	.724
14. When I am in a difficult situation, I can usually find my way out of it	.65*	.527

Abbreviations: RS-14 the 14-item Resilience Scale

^*p < .001