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
ITEMS:
Social support My friendsfamily…
Social Skills I am good at…
Planning Behavior When working on something, I…
Goal efficacy I am confident in my ability to…
Response options: A 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = disagree completely to 5 = completely agree.
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.
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