SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING (SWB) Scale
For each of the following statements, circle the choice that best indicates the extent of your
agreement or disagreement as it describes your personal experience:
• SA = Strongly Agree
• D = Disagree
• MA = Moderately Agree
• MD = Moderately Disagree
• A = Agree
• SD = Strongly Disagree
Statements Strongly Disagree Moderately Moderately Agree Strongly
Disagree Disagree Agree Agree
1. I don’t find much
satisfaction in private
prayer with God.
2. I don’t know who I
am, where I came
from, or where I’m
going.
3. I believe that God
loves me and cares
about me.
4. I feel that life is a
positive experience.
5. I believe that God is
impersonal and not
interested in my daily
situations.
6. I feel unsettled
about my future.
7. I have a personally
meaningful
relationship with God.
8. I feel very fulfilled
and satisfied with life.
9. I don’t get much
personal strength and
support from my God.
10. I feel a sense of
well-being about the
direction my life is
headed in.
11. I believe that God
is concerned about my
problems.
12. I don’t enjoy much
about life.
13. I don’t have a
personally satisfying
relationship with God
14. I feel good about
my future.
15. My relationship
with God helps me not
to feel lonely.
16. I feel that life is full
of conflict and
unhappiness.
17. I feel most fulfilled
when I’m in close
communion with God.
18. Life doesn’t have
much meaning.
19. My relation with
God contributes to my
sense of well-being.
20. I believe there is
some real purpose for
my life.
Note: Items are scored from l to 6, with the higher number representing more well-being.
Negatively worded items (#1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18) are reversed scored. Odd number items
assess religious well¬ being; even numbered items assess existential well-being.