Religious Orientation Scale, ROS Test - the question form
Questions: 20 · 4 minutes
Select Questionnaire Type
Male form
Female form
1. What religion mainly provides me is comfort and consolation in times of sorrow and misfortune.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
2. I attend church because it helps me strengthen my position in society.
Completely untrue
Mostly untrue
Mostly true
Completely true
3. The purpose of prayer is to ensure a happy and peaceful life.
Strongly disagree
Disagree somewhat
Agree somewhat
Strongly agree
4. It is not so important what I believe, as long as I live a moral life.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
5. Although I am religious, I try not to let religious considerations influence my everyday life.
Completely false
Mostly false
Mostly true
Completely true
6. The main advantage of the church is that attending it allows one to build good relationships with others.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
7. Although I am a religious person, I feel that there are many more important things in my life.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
8. I pray mainly because I was taught to do so.
Completely untrue
Mostly untrue
Mostly true
Completely true
9. The main reason for my interest in religion is that the church offers me suitable activities and pastimes.
Completely false
Mostly false
Mostly true
Completely true
10. At times I have to compromise my religious beliefs in order to ensure my social and economic well-being.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
11. The primary function of prayer is to provide comfort and protection.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
12. I try to let religion influence all of my everyday activities.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
13. Quite often, I am keenly aware of the presence of God or a Divine Being.
Definitely not true
Probably not true
Probably true
Definitely true
14. My religious beliefs truly shape my philosophy of life.
Completely false
Mostly false
Mostly true
Completely true
15. The prayers I say when I am completely alone are as meaningful and emotional as those I say during a religious service.
Almost never
Sometimes
Usually
Almost always
16. If not prevented by unavoidable circumstances, I attend church:
Less than once a month
Two or three times a month
About once a week
More than once a week
17. If I were to join a church group, it would be a Bible study group rather than a social fellowship.
I would prefer the fellowship
I would probably prefer the fellowship
I would probably prefer the group
I would prefer the group
18. Religion is especially important to me because it provides answers to many questions about the meaning of life.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
19. I read books about my faith:
Never
Occasionally
From time to time
Often
20. It is important to me to spend some time in religious reflection.
This is often true
This is sometimes true
This is rarely true
This is never true
1. The main benefit I get from religion is comfort and consolation in times of sorrow and misfortune.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
2. I go to church because it helps me strengthen my position in society.
Completely untrue
Mostly untrue
Mostly true
Completely true
3. The purpose of prayer is to ensure a happy and peaceful life.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
4. What I believe is not as important as living a moral life.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
5. Although I am religious, I try not to let religious considerations influence my day-to-day life.
Completely untrue
Mostly untrue
Mostly true
Completely true
6. The main advantage of the church is that attending it helps a person build good relationships with others.
Strongly disagree
Rather disagree
Rather agree
Strongly agree
7. Although I am a religious person, I feel there are many more important things in my life.
Strongly disagree
Rather disagree
Rather agree
Strongly agree
8. I pray mainly because I was brought up to do so.
Completely untrue
Probably not true
Probably true
Completely true
9. My primary reason for being interested in religion is that the church offers me suitable social activities.
Completely untrue
Mostly untrue
Mostly true
Completely true
10. At times I have to compromise my religious beliefs in order to secure my social and economic well-being.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
11. The primary purpose of prayer is to provide comfort and protection.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
12. I try to let religion influence everything I do in my everyday life.
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
13. I am quite often keenly aware of the presence of God or a Divine Being.
Definitely untrue
Probably untrue
Probably true
Definitely true
14. My religious beliefs truly shape my philosophy of life.
Completely false
Mostly false
Mostly true
Completely true
15. The prayers I say when I am completely alone are just as meaningful and emotional as those I say during a religious service.
Almost never
Sometimes
Usually
Almost always
16. Unless prevented by unavoidable circumstances, I attend church:
Less than once a month
Two to three times a month
About once a week
More than once a week
17. If I were to join a church group, it would be a Bible study group or a social fellowship.
I would prefer the fellowship
I would probably prefer the fellowship
I would probably prefer the group
I would prefer the group
18. Religion is especially important to me because it provides answers to many questions about the meaning of life.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
19. I read books related to my faith:
Never
Rarely
From time to time
Often
20. It is important for me to spend some time in religious reflection.
This is often true
Sometimes this is true
This rarely happens
This never happens