Religious Becoming Self-Assessment

Religious Becoming Self-Assessment

A Measure of Virtue Development

About This Assessment: The Religious Becoming Scale measures virtue development across four key dimensions: Temperance, Humanity, Justice, and Transcendence. This 16-item instrument draws on validated psychological measures to assess how religious engagement shapes character development.

Complete all items honestly. There are no right or wrong answers—this assessment is designed to help you reflect on your own virtue development.

Response Scale

  • 1 = Not at all true of me
  • 2 = Rarely true of me
  • 3 = Moderately true of me
  • 4 = Very true of me
  • 5 = Completely true of me
Temperance
Self-control, moderation, and humility in thoughts and actions
1. I find it hard to fully forgive someone who has done something mean to me
2. When I succeed, I want others to know about it
11. It is easy for me to resist temptations
12. I am preoccupied with myself
Humanity
Compassion, love, and care for others
3. I have sympathy for people who are less fortunate than I am
4. I regularly stop to help others in need
6. I try to be honest even when I could get away with cheating or stealing
8. I feel love for all people
Justice
Fairness, equality, and ethical behavior
5. It wouldn't bother me to harm someone I didn't like
7. I deserve the credit for the good things that happen in my life
13. I refuse to take credit for work I have not done
14. I treat all people equally
Transcendence
Connection to the divine and appreciation of beauty
9. I feel that I am loved by some divine being or power
10. I experience situations in which I have the feeling that I am touched by a divine power
15. I experience awe at the beauty of nature
16. I have a relationship with God, the Universe, or the Ultimate Transcendence

Your Religious Becoming Profile

Scores range from 0.00 to 1.00, with higher scores indicating greater virtue development

Temperance
Humanity
Justice
Transcendence
Overall Religious Becoming Score

Understanding Your Score

This assessment looks at how virtue develops across four areas. A higher score means stronger development in that area. Scores range from 0 to 1, with 0 as the lowest and 1 as the highest. Most people score about 0.53. If you score higher than 0.84, your score is in the highest five percent of scores. Your overall score is the average of the four dimensions. Taken together, it provides a metric of how you measure up to others on religious becoming—the process through which religious life shapes character and helps people grow into more faithful and engaged citizens.