Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of SWBS items.
| SWBS Items | Mean | SD | Correlation with the Scale † |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWB | |||
| 2. I believe that God loves me and cares about me. | 4.09 | 1.69 | 0.67 |
| 3. I have a personally meaningful relationship with God. | 3.81 | 1.71 | 0.65 |
| 5R. I don’t get much personal strength and support from God. | 4.07 | 1.52 | 0.25 |
| 6. I believe that God is concerned about my problems. | 3.88 | 1.66 | 0.67 |
| 9. My relationship with God contributes to my sense of well-being. | 3.84 | 1.64 | 0.63 |
| EWB | |||
| 1R. I don’t know who I am, where I came from, or where I’m going. | 4.56 | 1.53 | 0.26 |
| 4. I feel very fulfilled and satisfied with my life. | 4.83 | 1.18 | 0.50 |
| 7. I feel good about my future. | 4.59 | 1.19 | 0.46 |
| 8R. Life doesn’t have much meaning. | 4.71 | 1.49 | 0.25 |
| 10. I believe there is some real purpose for my life. | 4.85 | 1.18 | 0.51 |
Note: SWBS = Spiritual Well-Being Scale; RWB = Religious Well-Being subscale; EWB = Existential Well-Being subscale; R = reverse-coded; SD = standard deviation; † correlation of the item with the whole scale, corrected for overlapping.