- I am usually
1=Completely bored‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4=Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=exuberant‚ enthusiastic
- Life to me seems
1=Always exciting‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= completely routine
- In life I have
1=No goals or aims at all‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4=neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=very clear goals and aims
- My personal existence is
1= Utterly meaningless without purpose‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4=neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=very purposeful and meaningful
- Every day is
1= constantly new and different‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= exactly the same
- If I could choose‚ I would
1= prefer never to have been born‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= like nine more lives just like this one
- After retiring‚ I would
1= do some of the exciting things I have always wanted to‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=loaf completely the rest of my life
- In achieving life goals I have
1= made no progress whatever‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=progressed to complete fulfillment
- My life is
1= empty‚ filled only with despair‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=running over with exciting good things
- If I should die today‚ I would feel that my life has been
1= very worthwhile‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= completely worthless
- In thinking of my life‚ I
1= often wonder why I exist‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=always see a reason or my being here
- As I view the world in relation to my life‚ the world
1= completely confuses me‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=fits meaningfully with my life
- I am a
1= very irresponsible person‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=very responsible person
- Concerning man’s freedom to make his own choices‚ I believe man is
1= absolutely free to make all life choices‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= completely bound by limitations of heredity and environment
- With regard to death‚ I am
1= prepared and unafraid‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= unprepared and frightened
- With regard to suicide‚ I have
1= thought of it seriously as a way out‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7=never given it a second thought
- I regard my ability to find a meaning‚ purpose‚ or mission in life as
1= very great‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= practically none
- My life is
1= in my hands and I am in control of it‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= out of my hands and controlled by external factors
- Facing my daily tasks is
1= a source of pleasure and satisfaction‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= a painful and boring experience
- I have discovered
1= no mission or purpose in life‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4= Neutral‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7= clear-cut goals and a satisfying life purpose?
This instrument can be found on pages 216-218 of “Interdependence of Spirituality and Well-Being Among KOREAN Elders and Family Caregivers”. Available online at: https://www.nursing.arizona.edu/Library/081_Kim_Suk-Sun.pdf
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