John Henryism Active Coping Scale
JOHN HENRYISM QUESTIONNAIRE
Conceptual Definition: John Henryism is a strong behavioural predisposition to engage in high-effort coping with social and economic adversity.
Measurement: John Henryism is measured by a 12-item Likert scale. The assessment tool is called the John Henryism Active Coping Scale, the JHAC12. The response to each item is assigned a value of 1 (completely false) to 5 (completely true); hence, 12 is the lowest possible score and 60 is the highest. The higher the score, the stronger the individual’s disposition to confront adversity with high-effort coping.
I’ve always felt that I could make of my life pretty much what I wanted to make of it.
Once I make up my mind to do something, I stay with it until the job is completely done.
I like doing things that other people thought could not be done.
When things don’t go the way I want them to, that just makes me work even harder.
Sometimes I feel that if anything is going to be done right, I have to do it myself.
It’s not always easy, but I usually find a way to do the things I really need to get done.
Very seldom have I been disappointed by the results of my hard work.
I feel that I am the kind of individual who stands up for what he/she believes in, regardless of the consequences.
In the past, even when things got really tough, I never lost sight of my goals.
It’s important for me to be able to do things the way I want to do them rather than the way other people want me to do them.
I don’t let my personal feelings get in the way of doing a job.
Hard work has really helped me to get ahead in life.
Sherman A. James, PhD Copyright @1984
Questionnaire kindly provided courtesy of Sherman A. James, Ph.D.
