Thanks a lot for your interrest and help, I know that coping is a solution for stress but I think that coping depend on many situations such as self esteem, personnality, relationship with the manager or institution and colleagues etc. I have a study with repetitive evaluation of burnout among Tunisian high institute of soprt teachers, in the first evaluation I found that the level of burnout was so high, after one month and in the same work situation, I have done the same scale and the results were so different and the BO level was so little. Thats why I think that may be we can talk about psychological immunity.

Thanks a lot for help, I think that Psychological is the capacity of living with a high level of stress without any changes in the antecedents of stress.

Have a look at both Sense of Coherence and Potency. I'd love to see the latter gain popularity. It was developed by Ben Sira around 1985. 

There's a scale called the Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI; Amirkhan, 1990) which is a self-report measure of situational coping. It's composed of 33 items and asks participants to identify a stressful event that occurred within the last 6 months and to consider the manner in which they had coped with it.  The scale is measured on a 3-point Likert scale and is made up of 3 subscales: Problem Solving, Seeking Social Support, and Avoidance.  Higher scores on each subscale indicate higher use of that strategy. 

The subscales have Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from .77 to .98, so I would say it has very good reliability.  It's been applied to a range of settings and samples, including a sample of elderly veterans with acquired limb amputations, American college students with stress overload, African Americans, and a Flemish sample.   Results so far have reflected that the CSI has been a valid and reliable measure of basic coping styles in different samples, including students, so it would be fitting for your study. 

If you're also looking for a measure for burnout, I would suggest the Stress Overload Scale (SOS; Amirkhan, 2012).  This scale looks at the construct of "stress overload", stress that a person perceives as overwhelming due to a lack of adequate resources.  It looks specifically at the perception of stress.  What makes this scale unique is that unlike other stress scales that either measure resources (i.e. personal vulnerability similar to self-efficacy, resilience, or perceived behavioral control) or demands (event load), this scale measures both.

 I'm currently working on validating the Arabic version of the SOS in Arabic-speaking college students if that's something of interest to you! 

Good luck on your research!

Article A Factor Analytically Derived Measure of Coping: The Coping ...

Thanks a lot for interrest and help, its so important this work in validation of SOS in arabic speaking and I can collaborate. This is my Email ( [email protected]).

 Check out this article which finds "hardiness" to be a factor in coping with stress.

Stressful life events, personality, and health: An inquiry into hardiness.

Kobasa, Suzanne C.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 37(1), Jan 1979, 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.37.1.1

and another looking at coping responses:

Coping with job stress: Measures and future directions for scale development.

Latack, Janina C.

Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 71(3), Aug 1986, 377-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.71.3.377

Thanks for interrest and help

See http://www.giftfromwithin.org/html/What-is-Compassion-Fatigue-Dr-Charles-Figley.html 

For resources

Thanks for answering, it's important.

Thanks for answering, it's important.

Hallo,

check out the Pbse scale (Lennart Hallst at. all). Concept of Performance - based self esteem is very good indicator for vulnerability for burnout.

https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/4355/1/ah2005_04.pdf

 Hi Nasr

I would suggest that you look at resilience 

Hjemdal, O., et al. (2011). "The Resilience Scale for Adults: Construct validity and measurement in a Belgian sample." International Journal of Testing 11(1): 53-70.

The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) was developed and has been extensively validated in Norwegian samples. The purpose of this study was to explore the construct validity of the Resilience Scale for Adults in a French-speaking Belgian sample and test measurement invariance between the Belgian and a Norwegian sample. A Belgian student sample (N = 363) completed the RSA, the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25), and Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-29). A Norwegian second sample (N = 315) was included in the analyses of invariance of the RSA. There were expected positive and negative significant correlations with SOC-29 and HSCL-25, respectively. The metric invariance was supported, with the exception of one of the six RSA factors.The findings demonstrate that the RSA may be a valid and reliable self-report measure of protective factors and further the results also indicated cross-cultural validity for the RSA in a French-speaking Belgian sample. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved). (journal abstract)

Aiena, B. J., et al. (2015). "Measuring resilience with the RS-14: a tale of two samples." Journal of Personality Assessment 97(3): 291-300.

The purpose of this study was to systematically examine the psychometric properties of the 14-item Resilience Scale (RS-14; Wagnild, 2009a). Exploratory and confirmatory factor-analytic methods were employed, including an analysis of measurement invariance models by sex and race/ethnicity. Descriptive statistics, reliability, and validity data were also calculated. Analyses were based on 2 samples, one made up of individuals seeking mental health services following the 2010 Gulf oil spill (N = 1,032) and the other made up of university students (N = 1,765). For both samples, all items loaded (>.30) onto 1 factor, indicating cohesive structure for a 1-factor model explaining 53.2% of the variance in the clinical sample and 67.6% of the variance in the undergraduate sample. Further, the examination of measurement invariance indicated that the RS-14 was similarly structured for sex and race/ethnicity. Reliability coefficients exceeded.90 for both samples and also when data were examined by comparison groups. The RS-14 correlated significantly and as expected with measures of positive concepts (such as perceived meaning in life and satisfaction with life) and indexes of psychological distress (such as depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress). These data support the utility of the RS-14 with clinical and undergraduate student samples. Implications for these data are discussed.;

Also, look at work engagement

Schaufeli, W. B., et al. (2006). "The Measurement of Work Engagement With a Short Questionnaire: A Cross-National Study." Educational and Psychological Measurement 66(4): 701-716.

This article reports on the development of a short questionnaire to measure work engagement--a positive work-related state of fulfillment that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Data were collected in 10 different countries (N = 14, 521), and results indicated that the original 17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) can be shortened to 9 items (UWES-9). The factorial validity of the UWES-9 was demonstrated using confirmatory factor analyses, and the three scale scores have good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Furthermore, a two-factor model with a reduced Burnout factor (including exhaustion and cynicism) and an expanded Engagement factor (including vigor, dedication, absorption, and professional efficacy) fit best to the data. These results confirm that work engagement may be conceived as the positive antipode of burnout. It is concluded that the UWES-9 scores has acceptable psychometric properties and that the instrument can be used in studies on positive organizational behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)

 it might be a good idea to find a clinical psychologist whose brains you can pick!

best

Helen

Thanks for interrest and help

Hallo Nasr,

I have not notice of studies evaluating your question. I think longitudinal studies using resilience and self- realization scale may furnish any answer.

I think the paper "A methodological review of resilience measurement scales" (Gill Windle, Kate M Bennett and Jane Noyes) and the HOFFMAN VOCATIONAL SELF-REALIZATION SCALE (HVSRC) may be helpful.