In order to test Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in relation to religion, the present study
describes the development and initial psychometric validation work on the ‘‘Motivation
for Religious Behaviour Questionnaire’’. Data confirm the reliability and social validity
of the new measure. Subsequently, scores on the ‘‘Motivation for Religious Behaviour
Questionnaire’’ were correlated with scores on a measure of Maslow’s Hierarchy.
Contrary to expectations, no significant association was found between the measures.
It is proposed that future empirical work should seek to examine Maslow’s Hierarchy
of Needs in relation to other aspects of religion (i.e., religious attitude, beliefs and
practice