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. 2004 Sep;2(5):499–503. doi: 10.1370/afm.89

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Spirituality Index of Well-Being (SIWB) Scales and Items

Scale or Item Mean SD Skewness Kurtosis
SIWB - self-efficacy subscale (Items 1–6) 24.56 4.46 −1.05 1.24
SIWB - life scheme subscale (Items 7-12) 24.58 4.97 −1.01 0.68
SIWB - total scale 49.14 8.63 −0.99 0.93
    1. There is not much I can do to help myself. 1.63 0.83 1.66 3.33
    2. Often, there is no way I can complete what I have started 2.03 1.05 1.01 0.29
    3. I can’t begin to understand my problems. 1.80 0.92 1.31 1.61
    4. I am overwhelmed when I have personal difficulties and problems. 2.34 1.13 0.63 −0.57
    5. I don’t know how to begin to solve my problems. 1.95 0.97 1.13 1.01
    6. There is not much I can do to make a difference in my life. 1.68 0.89 1.47 1.85
    7. I haven’t yet found my life’s purpose. 2.21 1.17 0.79 −0.27
    8. I don’t know who I am, where I came from or where I am going. 1.63 0.84 1.62 3.08
    9. I have a lack of purpose in my life. 1.73 0.94 1.34 1.25
    10. In this world, I don’t know where I fit in. 1.85 0.97 1.16 0.89
    11. I am far from understanding the meaning of life. 1.95 1.02 1.04 0.49
    12. There is a great void in my life at this time. 2.02 1.14 0.94 −0.23

Note: Item answer options, 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neither agree nor disagree; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree.