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<blockquote class="definition">The Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB) is a psychological assessment tool designed to measure an individual's level of spiritual and/or religious well-being. This tool is unique in that it approaches the idea of spirituality and religiosity from a predominantly psychological perspective.<ref>Unterrainer, H.-F. & Fink, A. (2013). Das Multidimensionale Inventar zum religiös-spirituellen Befinden (MI-RSB): Normwerte für die österreichische Allgemeinbevölkerung [The Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB): Norm values for the Austrian general population]. Diagnostica, 1, 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000077</ref><ref>Unterrainer, Human-Friedrich, Oliver Nelson, Joanna Collicutt, and Andreas Fink. “The English Version of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB-E): First Results from British College Students.” Religions 3, no. 3 (2012): 588–99. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel3030588.</ref>

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==Measurement of Connection (mystical) Experience==

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==Notes==

The MI-RSWB consists of 48 items, divided into six subscales with eight items each:

#General Religiosity (GR): This subscale measures the importance of faith in an individual's life and to what extent a person is living according to their religious beliefs.
#Connectedness (C): This subscale focuses on the extent to which a person feels a connection with all living beings and experiences a sense of unity with the world around them.
#Hope Transcendent (HT): This subscale measures a person's belief in a higher purpose and the extent to which they have faith in a transcendent source of strength.
#Forgiveness (F): This subscale is about an individual's ability to forgive oneself and others, and to what extent they believe they are forgiven by a higher power.
#Experiences of Sense and Meaning (SM): This subscale measures the extent to which a person experiences their life as meaningful, and whether they believe there is a larger sense or purpose to life.
#Hope Immanent (HI): This subscale gauges a person's optimistic attitudes and expectations towards their personal future and

Each item is rated on a six-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree), providing a comprehensive picture of an individual's spiritual or religious wellbeing. The MI-RSWB was designed to be used in a variety of research settings, including in the study of clinical psychology, health psychology, and counseling.

The MI-RSWB has shown strong internal consistency, validity, and reliability, making it a credible tool for measuring religious/spiritual well-being. The tool aims to contribute to the understanding of how religious and spiritual factors can influence a person's overall psychological health and well-being.

===The Scale==

1. My faith gives me a feeling of security.
2. There are things which I cannot forgive.*
3. I view the future with optimism.
4. I have experienced the feeling of being absorbed into something greater.
5. I often think about the fact that I will have to leave behind my loved ones.*
6. I have experienced true (authentic) feelings.
7. It is possible for me to find contentment in intimate conversations with God.
8. There are people whom I hate.*
9. I think that things will improve in the future.
10. I believe that I will be reborn after my death.
11. I would do anything to prolong the lives of those I love.*
12. I have experienced deep affection.
13. I will be able to overcome all problems with God’s help.
14. There are people whom I will never be able to forgive.*
15. I think my life is moving in the right direction.
16. There are people with whom I feel a supernatural connection.
17. HT It is hard for me to think that my loved ones will one day no longer live.*
18. I have experienced true friendship.
19. In certain moments in my life‚ I feel very close to God.
20. There are things which people should not forgive.*
21. I think that I will have more positive than negative experiences in the future.
22. I have had experiences through which I have realized that nothing ever dies.
23. I am terrified of being forgotten after my death.*
24. I have often experienced openness and honesty.
25. With God’s help‚ I will be happy once again.
26. If somebody hurts me‚ I usually try to get revenge.*
27. I think that I will live my life in the future just as I envisage it.
28. I believe in further existence after death.
29. I would do anything to prolong my life.*
30. I have experienced things which I want to experience again and again.
31. I know that God is merciful.
32. The thought of seeing my enemies suffer satisfies me.*
33. I have a precise picture of what my future should be like.
34. I have experienced things which I cannot express in words.
35. I am scared about what will happen to me after my death.*
36. I have often had experiences which have deeply affected me.
37. I enjoy attending to religious community events.
38. There are people who deserve to be treated badly.*
39. My future seems to be extremely uncertain.*
40. I have experienced things which radiate a special kind of energy.
41. All hope ends with death.*
42. In my experience‚ it is possible for me to become so involved in something that I forget everything around me.
43. I feel the presence of God in nature.
44. I have forgiven those people who have hurt me.
45. I believe that the future holds exciting challenges for me.
46. I believe that I will have experiences in the future to which very few people have access.
47. I fear being made accountable for the things I have done wrong after my death.*
48. I have had one or more experiences in which the meaning of life became clear to me.

GR = General Religiosity (0.96); FO = Forgiveness (0.84); HI = Hope Immanent (0.82); CO = Connectedness (0.82); HT = Hope Transcendent (0.75); SM = Experiences of Sense and Meaning (0.77); Total (0.91)
 
Six-point rating 1 (“totally disagree”) to 6 (“totally agree”).
General Religiosity (GR) 1‚ 7‚13‚19‚25‚31‚37‚43
Forgiveness (FO) 2*‚ 8*‚ 14*‚ 20*‚ 26*‚ 32*‚38*‚44
Hope Immanent (HI) 3‚ 9‚ 15‚ 21‚ 27‚ 33‚ 39*‚ 45
Connectedness (CO) 4‚ 10‚16‚22‚28‚34‚40‚46
Hope Transcendent (HT) 5*‚ 11*‚ 17*‚ 23*‚ 29*‚ 35*‚ 41*‚ 47*
Experiences of Sense and Meaning (SM) 6‚ 12‚18‚24‚30‚36‚42‚48
Notes: * = coded inverse.

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