Analysis

The Social and Emotional Resources Inventory – Revised (SAERI-R) is a psychometric instrument designed to assess the social and emotional resources available to an individual. The instrument examines several aspects of social and emotional functioning, including self-esteem, social support, emotion management, and the ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships.

These social and emotional resources may function as protective factors when individuals are faced with stressful or difficult life experiences. Assessing them can provide a broader picture of the personal and interpersonal strengths that support adaptation, emotional regulation, and effective social functioning.

According to the available material, the revised version was developed to provide improved reliability and validity and to support a more detailed assessment of these psychosocial resources.

Aim

The primary aim of the SAERI-R is to provide researchers and professionals with a reliable tool for the assessment of an individual’s social and emotional resources. These resources are considered important for psychological well-being because they may help individuals cope with stress, maintain positive relationships, and pursue personal goals.

The instrument may also help identify areas in which an individual could benefit from additional support or strengthening. In addition, it can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and therapeutic programs aimed at improving psychosocial functioning.

Main Areas of Assessment

The SAERI-R includes items addressing several dimensions of social and emotional functioning.

Self-Esteem: the individual’s evaluation of personal worth and capabilities.

Social Support: the extent to which the individual perceives supportive and available social relationships.

Emotion Management: the ability to recognize, regulate, and manage emotional experiences.

Interpersonal Relationships: the capacity to establish and maintain effective and supportive social relationships.

Together, these areas provide a broader profile of the social and emotional resources that may support resilience and adaptive functioning.

Scoring

Scoring is based on participants’ responses to the individual questionnaire items. According to the available material, responses are typically rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = Not at all to 5 = Very much.

Responses may be combined to provide an overall picture of the individual’s social and emotional resources. Scores may also be examined across separate domains, such as self-esteem, social support, and emotion management, allowing for a more detailed assessment.

Higher scores may generally reflect stronger social and emotional resources, although the exact interpretation of scores should follow the scoring instructions and psychometric evidence available for the specific version of the instrument.

Applications

The SAERI-R may be used in clinical, counseling, and research settings, particularly in studies focusing on resilience, psychological well-being, and protective psychosocial factors.

It may support research examining relationships between social and emotional resources and variables such as stress, psychological adjustment, well-being, coping with adversity, and the quality of interpersonal relationships.

The instrument may also be useful for planning and evaluating interventions aimed at strengthening self-esteem, social support, emotional regulation, and broader psychosocial resilience.

References

Shirley, L. A., & Rosén, L. A. (2010). Measuring resilience to childhood maltreatment in college students. Unpublished master’s thesis, Colorado State University, Colorado.

Mohr, D. (2012). The Social and Emotional Resources Inventory: A Comprehensive Measure of Protective Factors. Master of Science thesis, Colorado State University.