Is CYRM-12 valid in Danish?

The scale is validated across 11 languages and cultures (Liebenberg et al. 2013). We use the official Danish translation from the CYRM team.

What if k < 5 in a class?

The aggregate is not shown. Leadership sees a message that the class is too small for a reliable aggregate — no pseudo-data is fabricated.

Can a pupil refuse to participate?

Yes. The resilience check is optional, and 'skip' is always available.

Does data count in the quality report?

Only in aggregate. Trends per school and quarter roll up to the municipal quality programme through a k-anonymous the system.

Goal-loop · Resilience

Resilience check CYRM-12 on a quarterly rhythm

Q: What if k < 5 in a class?

The aggregate is not shown. Leadership sees a message that the class is too small for a reliable aggregate — no pseudo-data is fabricated.

Q: Can a pupil refuse to participate?

Yes. The resilience check is optional, and 'skip' is always available.

Q: Does data count in the quality report?

Only in aggregate. Trends per school and quarter roll up to the municipal quality programme through a k-anonymous the system.

A short, validated resilience scale (CYRM-12) pupils answer each quarter. Results roll up to class, school and municipality k-anonymously only (k ≥ 5) — so leadership sees trends without ever seeing the individual pupil.

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CYRM-12 validated

Liebenberg, Ungar & LeBlanc (2013) — 12 items, validated across 11 countries and 11 languages.

Quarterly rhythm

One response per quarter per pupil (database-enforced unique key). Auto-fallback to previous quarter if data is missing.

Generated total score

Total score computed at database layer — no client errors, no manipulable view.

K-anonymity (k ≥ 5)

The system blocks aggregates from groups smaller than 5 pupils. No path to 'who answered what'.

Empty-state & upsert

If a pupil has already answered, the system shows a friendly 'thanks — you've already answered for this quarter' rather than an error.

Complements wellbeing survey

Resilience measures something different from wellbeing — together they give a fuller mental health picture.

In the classroom

Each quarter

The pupil answers 12 questions — usually under 4 minutes — in a quiet lesson.

Class teacher overview

The teacher only sees aggregates for their class (k ≥ 5) — never individual pupils.

School leader's quarterly report

Heatmap per class, trend across quarters — input to quality report and board meeting.

Two audiences, one tool

For school leadership

Resilience is different from wellbeing: Masten (2014) shows that resilience is 'ordinary magic' — ordinary protective factors accumulated. CYRM-12 is the shortest validated scale, and k-anonymity ensures you never violate the pupil to get leadership information.

For the municipality

WHO points out that 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 experience a mental health condition. The Danish Health Authority confirms the trend. A k-anonymous municipal resilience trend is a strong governance signal — without access to individual answers.

Works with

Wellbeing survey Learning-environment rubric Goal-loop

Research base

Liebenberg, L., Ungar, M. & LeBlanc, J. (2013). The CYRM-12: A brief measure of resilience. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 104(2), e131–e135 source
Ungar, M. & Liebenberg, L. (2011). Assessing resilience across cultures using mixed methods: Construction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 5(2), 126–149 source
Masten, A. (2014). Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development. Guilford Press
World Health Organization (2021). Mental health of adolescents — fact sheet. WHO source
Sundhedsstyrelsen (2021). Mental sundhed og mistrivsel hos børn og unge. Sundhedsstyrelsen source
Dansk Center for Undervisningsmiljø (DCUM) (2023). Vejledning til den nationale trivselsmåling. DCUM source

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