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Awe Experience Scale – Short Form

AWESF
Well-being
12 items
~8 min
1 language
12-item short form measuring six facets of awe experience: time dilation, self-loss, connectedness, vastness, physiological changes, and need for accommodation.

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Citation: Graziosi, M., Rohde, J. S., Lake, S., Lucas, P., Kaufman, S. B., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Developing a short form of the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-SF) in psychedelic samples. PLoS ONE, 19(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314469
License: CC BY 4.0
Imported from: OpenScales/scales/openscales/AWESF/AWESF.osd
Dimensions (6)
The traits or constructs this assessment measures.
DimensionDescriptionItemsReliability
TimeSense of time slowing down during awe experience2
Self-LossDiminished or shrunken sense of self2
ConnectednessSense of connection to everything and all living things2
VastnessPerception of grandeur and something greater than oneself2
Physiological ChangesBodily responses such as jaw drop or goosebumps2
AccommodationCognitive challenge in processing the experience2
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