Religious Orientation Scale.

ROS (I/E)

What it measures

Motivation for religion: Intrinsic orientation (religion as a master motive / end in itself) vs Extrinsic orientation (religion as a means to social, comfort, or security ends)

Length and format

20 (9 Intrinsic + 11 Extrinsic) in the Allport-Ross original. agreement Likert (typically 4-5 point) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages over decades (e.g. ES, FR, DE, AR, Persian, ZH, plus others); Age-Universal I/E version widens applicability

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Allport, G. W., & Ross, J. M. (1967). Personal religious orientation and prejudice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 5(4), 432-443.