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Awe Experience Scale

AWES
Well-being
30 items
~8 min
1 language
30-item self-report measure of awe experience across six dimensions: Time Dilation (5 items), Self-Loss (5 items), Connectedness (5 items), Vastness (5 items), Physiological Changes (5 items), and Need for Accommodation (5 items). Developed and validated by Yaden et al. (2019); factor loadings for the full scale reported in Graziosi et al. (2024).

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Citation: Yaden, D. B., Kaufman, S. B., Hyde, E., Chirico, A., Gaggioli, A., Zhang, J. W., & Keltner, D. (2019). The development of the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-S): A multifactorial measure for a complex emotion. Journal of Positive Psychology, 14(4), 474–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1484940
License: CC BY 4.0
Imported from: OpenScales/scales/openscales/AWES/AWES.osd
Dimensions (6)
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DimensionDescriptionItemsReliability
Time DilationSense of time slowing down during the awe experience. Mean of 5 items, range 1–7.5—
Self-LossDiminished or shrunken sense of self. Mean of 5 items, range 1–7.5—
ConnectednessSense of oneness and connection to everything and all living things. Mean of 5 items, range 1–7.5—
VastnessPerception of grandeur and something much larger than oneself. Mean of 5 items, range 1–7.5—
Physiological ChangesBodily responses such as goosebumps, chills, and jaw drop. Mean of 5 items, range 1–7.5—
Need for AccommodationCognitive challenge in mentally processing the experience. Mean of 5 items, range 1–7.5—
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