The Scale of Protective Factors (SPF) is a 24-item measure of specific social and cognitive protective factors that impact the resiliency individuals who have experienced assault. It assesses four sub-scales of protective factors conferring resilience, including social support, social skills, planning and prioritizing behavior, and goal efficacy.
Geographies Tested: United States of America
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
Social support
My friendsfamily…
1. Keep me up to speed on important events
2. See things the same way
3. Are seen as united
4. Are supportive of one another
5. Are optimistic
6. Spend free time together
Social Skills
I am good at…
7. Socializing with new people
8. Interacting with others
9. Making new friendships
10. Being with other people
11. Working with others as part of a team
12. Starting new conversations
Planning Behavior
When working on something, I…
13. Can see the order in which to do things
14. Plan things out
15. Organize my time well
16. Set priorities before I start
17. Do better if I set a goal
18. Make a list of things to do in order of importance
Goal efficacy
I am confident in my ability to…
19. Achieve goals
20. Think out and plan
21. Make good decisionschoices
22. Think on my feet
23. Succeed
24. Solve problems
Response Options:
A 5-point Likert scale ranging from disagree completely - 1 to completely agree - 5.
Overall scores are obtained by adding each item; scores range from 24 to 120 and subscale scores range from 6 to 30. Overall scores of 64 or lower indicate low resilience, scores between 65 and 84 indicate moderate resilience, and scores of 85 or higher indicate high resilience.
Ponce Garcia, E., Madewell, A. N., & Brown, M. E. (2016). Resilience in men and women experiencing sexual assault or traumatic stress: Validation and replication of the scale of protective factors. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 29(6), 537-545. doi:10.1002/jts.22148
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