Developing and validating the Japanese version of the situational Awe cale (SAS-J)

Abstract The experience of awe, an emotional response to vast stimuli overwhelming ones’ current mental structure, has often been measured using a questionnaire method. purpose the present study was develop and validate Japanese version Situational Awe Scale (SAS), which is useful tool for measuring awe experiences from perspective discriminability between positive- threat-awe. investigated factor structure validity SAS (SAS-J) awe-inducing video clips, through three online surveys ( N = 1034; mean age 38.74, SD 10.95, range 18–75). Results revealed that SAS-J consisted same four factors as original (i.e., connection, oppression, chills, diminished self) had convergent, criterion, discriminative in both threat-awe experiences. Additionally, results showed could distinguish These suggested measure with validity. This would make methodological contribution research.