Scale Overview & Construct
30-item scale measuring the six components of an awe experience — time dilation, self-loss, connectedness, vastness, physiological changes, and the need to mentally accommodate the experience. This is the full-length version; a 12-item short form (AWESF) is already on the platform separately.
Purpose & Measurement Objectives
Instrument Specifications
Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance
When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:
Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use
Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. This specific digital implementation has not been independently clinically validated by PsiQ — scores are for self-reflection, research, and educational purposes only, and are not a diagnosis.
License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: Yaden, D. B., Iwry, J., Slack, K. J., Eichstaedt, J. C., Zhao, Y., Vaillant, G. E., & Newberg, A. B. (2019). The overview effect: Awe and self-transcendent experience in space flight. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6(1), 51-70. See also: Full Awe Experience Scale (AWE-S). This is not a diagnostic tool.