Spiritual Wellness Inventory – SWI
A self-report instrument designed to assess multidimensional spiritual wellness across ten distinct dimensions of spirituality and one validity scale.
Scale Development & Technical Details
Scale Overview
The Spiritual Wellness Inventory – SWI was developed by Elliott Ingersoll (1996). It is designed to measure Spiritual Wellness. The scale is intended for use with Adults.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 55 items organized into 11 factors/subscales: Conception of Divinity, Meaning, Connectedness, Present-centeredness, Mystery, Experience/Ritual, Hope, Forgiveness, Knowledge/Learning, Fake Good, Spiritual Freedom.
| Factor / Subscale | Items | N |
|---|---|---|
| Conception of Divinity | 1,12,23,34,45 | 5 |
| Meaning | 2,13,24,35,46 | 5 |
| Connectedness | 3,14,25,36,47 | 5 |
| Present-centeredness | 4,15,26,37,48 | 5 |
| Mystery | 5,16,27,38,49 | 5 |
| Experience/Ritual | 6,17,28,39,50 | 5 |
| Hope | 7,18,29,40,51 | 5 |
| Forgiveness | 8,19,30,41,52 | 5 |
| Knowledge/Learning | 9,20,31,42,53 | 5 |
| Fake Good | 10,21,32,43,54 | 5 |
| Spiritual Freedom | 11,22,33,44,55 | 5 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 1 = Strongly Disagree (1), 2 = Strongly Disagree (2), 3 = Strongly Disagree (3), 4 = Disagree, 5 = Agree (5), 6 = Agree (6), 7 = Agree (7), 8 = Strongly Agree.
The scale includes 28 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Conception of Divinity (Alpha 0.83), Meaning (Alpha 0.53), Connectedness (Alpha 0.56), Present-centeredness (Alpha 0.49), Mystery (Alpha 0.42), Experience/Ritual (Alpha 0.68), Hope (Alpha 0.63), Forgiveness (Alpha 0.54), Knowledge/Learning (Alpha 0.44), Fake Good (Alpha -0.03), Spiritual Freedom (Alpha 0.43).
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.