Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-12)

The CYRM-12 is a self-report instrument to measure youth resilience. The specific items are 1) I have people I look up to. 2) Getting an education is important to me. 3) My parent(s)/caregivers(s) know a lot about me. 4) I try to finish what I start. 5) I solve problems without harming myself or others. 6) I know where to go in my community to get help. 7) I feel I belong(ed) to at my school. 8) My family will stand by me during difficult times. 9) My friends stand by me during difficult times. 10) I am treated fairly in my community. 11) I have opportunities to develop skills that will be useful later in life. 12) I enjoy my cultural and family traditions. Items are rated on a 5-point scale from 1=does not describe me at all to 5=describes me a lot. Higher scores suggest higher levels of resilience [⁴⁴]. In the present study, the Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.907, suggesting good reliability.