The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Portuguese Translation and Suggestions for Use

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Raymond F. Paloutzian

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In recent years the study of the relationships between religion and health has expanded to include the study of the relationships between spirituality and health. “Spirituality” is typically thought of as the more inclusive of the two terms. Meanwhile, the concept of spiritual well-being (SWB) has been invoked to reflect someone’s self-perception of well-being in terms that the person understands “spiritual” to mean – whether religious or existential in connotation. Thus, spirituality and SWB should not be confused with each other. Measures of each construct differ in psychological dimensions they are trying to tap and in the kind of assessments they are intended to yield. This paper explains each construct, presents the Portuguese translation of the SWBS, and notes suggestions for its use.

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PALOUTZIAN, Raymond F. The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Portuguese Translation and Suggestions for Use. HORIZONTE - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religião, Belo Horizonte, v. 14, n. 41, p. 76–88, 2016. DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2016v14n41p76. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/horizonte/article/view/P.2175-5841.2016v14n41p76. Acesso em: 13 août. 2025.
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Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, USA, Editor, The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. Ph.D. (1972) Social Psychology, Claremont Graduate School; M.A. (1970) Experimental Psychology, Claremont Graduate School; B.A. (1968) Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles