Assessment name: New Indices of Religious Orientation (NIRO) Scale overview: The New Indices of Religious Orientation (NIRO) is a self-report rating scale of intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest religious orientations developed for use with adults. Authors: L. J. Francis, 2007 Response Type: The items are rated on a five-point scale of agreement (agree strongly, agree , not certain , disagree, and disagree strongly). Scale items: There are a 27-item and an 18-item formats. There are three orientations in the NIRO and each has subdomains. 1. Extrinsic orientation Compartmentalization Social Support Personal Support 2. Intrinsic Orientation Integration Public Religion Personal Religion 3. Quest Orientation Existentialism Self-Criticism Openness to Change Psychometric properties The internal consistency values were good, and the three subscales were supported by factor analysis. Both the long and short form items are available in the
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