BACO

Please note that this product can only be administered if you have a valid Vienna Test System administration software license for VTS online or a local VTS version 8.0.00 or higher.

Field of Application+

Detailed Description+

Assesses various aspects of resilience.
This objective personality test is particularly suitable for use in personnel psychology (staff & management assessments, manufacturing & safety assessments, academic testing) and sports psychology. In these fields it is often necessary to apply coping strategies to deal with particular stressors.

Test forms+

One test form is available.

Task+

Six subtests are available. They measure resilience under various conditions:

• “Time pressure” measures resilience when time is short. A coding task must be completed within a time that becomes shorter and shorter.
• “Presence of others” measures resilience in a situation in which one is being observed. This involves performing computational tasks while stylized people make disparaging comments.
• “Conflict of tasks” measures resilience in situations in which a number of requirements are imposed simultaneously. While the respondent is working on a task, he/she is repeatedly distracted by other urgent activities.
• “Hindrance to planned action” assesses resilience in situations in which disruptions suddenly occur. The respondent must find the path to the goal through a constantly changing labyrinth.
• “Inadequate feedback” assesses resilience in socially contradictory situations. The respondent receives inadequate feedback from a committee in a simulated application situation.
• “Unfavorable working conditions” assesses resilience under difficult external conditions in a simulated office situation.

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Duration+

approx. 40-100 minutes if all subtests are presented

Age+

Norms for ages 14+.

Test administration+