"I prefer friends who are: (a) sober and quiet, (b) lively and enthusiastic, (c) can't decide."

Prone to stress, mood swings, and irritability; may struggle with setbacks.

: Represents an average level of emotional stability.

The 1995 version of the ESQ is a containing 60 items . While later iterations or similar scales (like the 50-item scale from the Industrial Psychiatry Journal ) may vary in item count, the core objective remains assessing several key dimensions of emotional resilience:

emotional stability questionnaire by psycom services -1995- pdf