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Spiritual Orientation Inventory Test

With 40 questions and an estimated completion time of 8 minutes, the Spiritual Orientation Inventory Test offers a profile of your orientation toward spiritual and moral values, including compassion, virtue, meaning, and moral resolve, helping you reflect on how these qualities appear in everyday choices.

Questions: 408 minutes

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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

Moral FortitudeMF

Measures volitional moral fortitude—courage, integrity, and perseverance in pursuing ethical and spiritual ideals despite difficulties.

example score20/50

20/50Lower moral fortitudeexample score

10 – 29Lower moral fortitude

30 – 43Moderate moral fortitude

44 – 50High moral fortitude

A score of 20 suggests moral courage and perseverance toward ethical ideals are less consistently expressed in everyday challenges and may rely more on situational support.

Inclination Toward VirtueITV

Measures willingness to act on moral principles by doing good, helping others, and resisting egocentric impulses in everyday behavior.

example score27/50

27/50Lower inclinationexample score

10 – 31Lower inclination

32 – 45Moderate inclination

46 – 50Higher inclination

A score of 27 falls in the Lower inclination range, suggesting virtuous motives may be less consistently prioritized in day-to-day choices compared with more self-focused considerations.

Higher Moral FeelingsHMF

Measures the intensity of higher moral emotions such as compassion, gratitude, selfless love, and conscience in everyday attitudes toward others.

example score28/50

28/50Lowerexample score

10 – 30Lower

31 – 44Moderate

45 – 50High

A score of 28 falls in the Lower range, suggesting these higher moral sentiments are present but tend to be less consistently experienced or expressed in daily situations.

Value-Meaning AspirationsVMA

Measures the strength of a person’s orientation toward spiritual and moral ideals and motivation to realize higher values in daily life over material priorities.

example score21/50

21/50Lowexample score

10 – 29Low

30 – 44Moderate

45 – 50High

A score of 21 falls in the Low range, suggesting spiritual and moral ideals are present but are less central drivers of everyday goals and choices at this time.

Spiritual OrientationSO

Measures the degree to which a person strives to embody higher spiritual and moral values in everyday choices and behavior.

example score141/200

141/200Moderate orientationexample score

40 – 123Lower orientation

124 – 175Moderate orientation

176 – 200High orientation

A score of 141 falls in the Moderate orientation range, suggesting a steady interest in spiritual and moral ideals that is present in daily life but not consistently central across situations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-reflection seekers

41%OF USERS

People exploring purpose, values, or inner growth use it to see how spiritual ideals show up in daily choices.

Counseling and coaching clients

34%OF USERS

Clients in therapy or coaching take it to clarify moral priorities and strengthen resilience and life direction.

Students and trainees

25%OF USERS

Learners in psychology, education, or helping professions use it for coursework and to understand motivation and value orientation.

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

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Moral strength of spiritMsos

You?

Average29.2

Typical rangeTypical21.8 – 36.5

Possible10 – 50

Inclination Toward VirtueITV

You?

Average23.7

Typical rangeTypical17.7 – 29.8

Possible10 – 50

Higher Moral SentimentsHMS

You?

Average31.2

Typical rangeTypical24.1 – 38.3

Possible10 – 50

Value-Semantic AspirationsVA

You?

Average35.9

Typical rangeTypical30.7 – 41.1

Possible10 – 50

Spiritual Orientation of PersonalitySOoP

You?

Average112.6

Typical rangeTypical84 – 141.3

Possible40 – 200

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Imagine that you have met a person who has the abilities described below. Please consider how similar or dissimilar this person is to you. Select the response option that indicates how much the described person is like you.

- Very much like me
- Like me
- Somewhat like me
- Not like me
- Not at all like me
- Very much like me
- Like me
- Somewhat like me
- Not like me
- Not like me at all
- Very much like me
- Like me
- Somewhat like me
- Not like me
- Not at all like me

These are 3 of the 40 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Spiritual Orientation Inventory Test - Description and methodology of the test

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spirituality

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People deciding whether to explore their spiritual priorities may benefit from the Spiritual Orientation Inventory Test when they want to examine how values connect with feelings, intentions, and actions. It considers whether moral ideals are reflected in choices to help, act honestly, pursue meaning, and respond to difficulty. A spiritual values assessment gives these relationships a structure for reflection.

What This Assessment Explores

Spiritual orientation is presented as striving toward higher spiritual and moral values across relationships, conduct, and life meaning. This questionnaire helps readers examine how ideals appear in everyday choices.

The result contains these dimensions:

Moral Fortitude (10-50) measures courage and persistence. Lower moral fortitude 10-29; Moderate moral fortitude 30-43; High moral fortitude 44-50.
Inclination Toward Virtue (10-50) measures readiness to do good. Lower inclination 10-31; Moderate inclination 32-45; Higher inclination 46-50.
Higher Moral Feelings (10-50) measures compassion, gratitude, love, and conscience. Lower 10-30; Moderate 31-44; High 45-50.
Value-Meaning Aspirations (10-50) measures commitment to higher values and spiritual growth. Low 10-29; Moderate 30-44; High 45-50.
Spiritual Orientation (40-200) integrates the profile. Lower orientation 40-123; Moderate orientation 124-175; High orientation 176-200.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement uses a five-point self-description format, from ‘Very much like me’ to ‘Not at all like me,’ with intermediate choices. Items cover helping, honesty, compassion, gratitude, resilience, spiritual development, higher meaning, and justice, asking the respondent to compare each statement with typical conduct and priorities.

Responses combine into four component scores and an overall score, producing a spiritual orientation profile rather than one label. The listed bands are the result levels used by the questionnaire. Reading the profile as a pattern across scores shows how the dimensions relate, rather than reducing the result to one label.

The closest published match is the Spiritual Orientation of Personality Questionnaire described in Ozhiganova's 2023 study. This questionnaire is an online translated adaptation of that instrument, rather than an original questionnaire. Ozhiganova's 2019 study and 2016 source on spiritual capacities add context, but findings from those sources cannot automatically transfer to this version.

Self-report scores may reflect current circumstances, self-awareness, or a wish to appear favorable. Consider the profile alongside personal context and other information.

Author: R. L. Piedmont

Literature:

Ozhiganova, G. V. (2023). Development and Validation of the Questionnaire “Spiritual Orientation of Personality”. Experimental Psychology (Russia), 16(3), 197-213. 10.17759/exppsy.2023160313
Ozhiganova, G. V. (2019). Adaptation of Spiritual Personality Inventory on the Russian Sample. Experimental Psychology (Russia), 12(4), 160-176. 10.17759/exppsy.2019120413
Ozhiganova, G. V. (2016). Spiritual Capacities as a Resource of Life Activity. Moscow: Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Updated: 2025-10-02