Amending a measure of the Quest religious orientation: applicability of the scaleʹs use among religious and non-religious persons

Amendments to the Quest religious orientation scale are proposed to enable its use among religious and non-religious samples. The original and amended versions of the scale were administered to 474 (251 males, 223 females) English undergraduate students. The present findings suggest that the amended version of the scale demonstrates a clearer component structure consistent with theoretical views of the religious orientation, than the original version. It is suggested that researchers may benefit from using the revised version, particularly when they are unsure of the salience religion has to their potential sample.