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Accepted: 3 November 2024

First Online: 2 December 2024

Declarations

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: This is a critique/review—no ethical approval is required.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: This paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), a widely used tool across various contexts and populations, aiming to offer clinicians and researchers valuable insights into its reliability and validity, thus enhancing the interpretation of resilience scores and informing both clinical practice and research endeavours.

: The critical review of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) underscores its robustness according to established psychometric standards, demonstrating strong internal consistency and concurrent validity across various populations. Whilst the CD-RISC shows promise for clinical use and research, ongoing investigation suggests that refinement may be necessary, particularly in light of findings favouring the CD-RISC10 as a potentially more reliable and valid measure of resilience. Overall, whilst the CD-RISC represents a significant advancement in resilience measurement, further research is needed to establish a definitive gold standard and refine measurement approaches to better capture the complex construct of resilience.