Religious Activity Assessment Test

Understand how someone experiences and expresses faith, from motivation to practice, in about 13 minutes. A 69 question profile supports research and clinical work by linking spiritual values to daily behavior.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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6/10

Religious Behaviors (RB)

Measures how regularly and consciously a person engages in religious practices such as rituals, adherence to principles, and turning to God.

Low practice

Moderate practice

High practice

0 – 3: Low practice | 4 – 7: Moderate practice | 8 – 10: High practice

A score of 6 indicates a moderate level of religious practice, suggesting periodic participation and adherence that may vary by context or life circumstances.

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5/10

Religious vs. Natural Science Worldview (RvNSW)

Measures whether a person’s worldview is predominantly religious (theistic) versus natural-scientific, including how literally religious symbols are perceived.

Natural-scientific lean

Mixed / balanced

Religious (theistic) lean

0 – 4: Natural-scientific lean | 5 – 7: Mixed / balanced | 8 – 10: Religious (theistic) lean

A score of 5 suggests a mixed worldview in which religious meanings may be important while a natural-scientific understanding remains influential.

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4/10

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religious Motivation Scale (IaERMS)

Measures whether a person’s religiosity is driven more by internal personal meaning and self-actualization or by external social and situational reasons.

External-leaning

Mixed motivation

Internal-leaning

0 – 3: External-leaning | 4 – 7: Mixed motivation | 8 – 10: Internal-leaning

A score of 4 indicates mixed religious motivation, where personal meaning is present but external or situational factors still play a noticeable role.

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8/10

Prereligious Experiences (PE)

Measures the frequency and intensity of transcendent-oriented experiences not centered on Theos, such as harmony with nature or altered states of consciousness.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 7: Moderate | 8 – 10: High

A score of 8 indicates a high level of pre-religious experiences, suggesting these transcendent states are a prominent part of your lived experience.

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8/10

Sthenic (S)

Measures the intensity of energizing, uplifting religious experiences marked by strength, inspiration, and rapture.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 4: Low | 5 – 7: Moderate | 8 – 10: High

A score of 8 falls in the High range, suggesting religious experiences are often accompanied by pronounced feelings of energy, inspiration, and uplift.

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2/10

Asthenic Experiences (AE)

Measures the intensity of asthenic religious experiences such as feelings of weakness, imperfection, guilt, and shame before the Divine.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 7: Moderate | 8 – 10: High

A score of 2 indicates low asthenic religious experiences, with relatively infrequent or mild feelings of guilt, shame, or spiritual inadequacy.

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5/10

Overall Religious Experience (ORE)

Measures the breadth and richness of a person’s religious experiences, integrating asthenic, sthenic, and pre-religious components.

Limited

Moderate

Diverse

0 – 4: Limited | 5 – 7: Moderate | 8 – 10: Diverse

A score of 5 suggests a moderate variety of religious experiences, indicating some subjective engagement with transcendent meanings without a highly diverse experiential profile.

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4/10

Religious Activity Scale (RAS)

Measures the overall level of personal religiosity development by integrating internal experience, motivation, and religious practices.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 7: Moderate | 8 – 10: High

A score of 4 indicates a moderate overall level of religiosity, suggesting some stable religious involvement and meaning without strong, pervasive expression across all areas.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Practicing believers

41%OF USERS

People who actively participate in prayers, services, or rituals and want a clearer picture of their inner motivations and lived faith.

Counseling and clergy support seekers

34%OF USERS

Individuals exploring spiritual struggles, doubts, or value conflicts who need language to discuss their religiosity in counseling or pastoral guidance.

Researchers and students

25%OF USERS

Psychology, sociology, or religious-studies learners and professionals who need a structured way to assess religious activity for studies or assessments.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Religious Practices Scale (RPS)

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6.9

Normal range

5.3 — 8.6

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Scale of Religious/Natural-Scientific Worldview (SoRW)

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3.6

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1.7 — 5.5

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Scale of Internal/External Religious Motivation (SoIRM)

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6.4

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4.8 — 7.9

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Pre-religious (P)

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6.3

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5.1 — 7.5

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Sthenic (S)

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3.2

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1.7 — 4.7

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Asthenic (A)

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4.2

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2.8 — 5.5

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Overall Indicator of Religious Experiences (OIoRE)

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3.4

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2 — 4.8

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Religious Activity Scale (RAS)

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5.8

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4.4 — 7.3

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

The questionnaire consists of three parts. Part 1. Below is a list of states that people may experience. For each state, compare it with your own experience and select the response that best reflects how often you have experienced it. Part 2. For each statement in the list, select the response option that is most appropriate for you: option “A” or option “B.” Part 3. Below is a list of questions, each with four response options (A, B, C, D). Select the option that is most appropriate for you.

- Never
- Once (one time)
- Sometimes
- Very often
- Never
- Once (one time)
- Sometimes
- Very often
- Never
- Once (one time)
- Sometimes
- Very often

These are 3 of the 69 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Methodology for Measuring Religious Activity, MIRA Test

Religious Activity Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs

religiosity

This measure is designed to evaluate multiple dimensions of religious involvement and related motivation. The Religious Activity Assessment can help clinicians and researchers characterize patterns of religious practice, internal experiences, and the personal meanings associated with spirituality.

The instrument includes 69 items and typically requires about 13 minutes to complete. It is intended to support a structured appraisal of religious activity and attitudes, including distinctions between intrinsic and extrinsic religious motivation and the extent to which religious engagement is expressed through private and public behaviors.

In clinical settings, results from the Religious Activity Assessment may be used to inform case conceptualization, clarify value- and faith-related coping resources, and guide discussion of how spiritual commitments interface with daily functioning. The measure is attributed to Kenneth I. Pargament.

Author: Kenneth I. Pargament

Literature: Hill, P. C., & Hood, R. W., Jr. Measures of religiosity. Religious Education Press. 1999.; Paloutzian, R. F., & Park, C. L. Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality. Guilford Press. 2005.