Wesley Rigidity Scale – WRS

I am often the last one to give up trying to do a thing.

There is usually only one best way to solve most problems.

I prefer work that requires a great deal of attention to detail.

I often become so wrapped up in something I am doing that I find it difficult to turn my attention to other matters.

I prefer doing one thing at a time to keeping several projects going.

I dislike to change my plans in the midst of an undertaking.

I never miss going to church.

I would like a position which requires frequent changes from one kind of task to another.

I usually maintain my own opinions even though many other people may have a different point of view.

I find it easy to stick to a certain schedule, once I have started on it.

I believe women ought to have as much sexual freedom as men.

I do not enjoy having to adapt myself to new and unusual situations.

I prefer to stop and think before I act even on trifling matters.

I would not like the kind of work which involves a large number of different activities.

I try to follow a program of life based on duty.

I have kept a careful diary over a period of years.

My interests tend to change quickly.

I usually find that my own way of attacking a problem is best, even though it doesn't always seem to work in the beginning.

I dislike having to learn new ways of doing things.

I like a great deal of variety in my work.

I am a methodical person in whatever I do.

I am usually able to keep at a job longer than most people.

I think it is usually wise to do things in a conventional way.

I always finish tasks I start, even if they are not very important.

People who go about their work methodically are almost always the most successful.

When I have undertaken a task, I find it difficult to set it aside, even for a short time.

I often find myself thinking of the same tune or phrases for days at a time.

I have a work and study schedule which I follow carefully.

I usually check more than once to be sure that I have locked a door, put out the light, or something of the sort.

I have never done anything dangerous for the thrill of it.

It is always a good thing to be frank.

I have a habit of collecting various kinds of objects.

I have taken a good many courses on the spur of the moment.

I believe that promptness is a very important personality characteristic.

My interests change very quickly.

It is the slow, steady worker who usually accomplishes the most in the end.

I am always careful about my manner of dress.

I usually dislike to set aside a task that I have undertaken until it is finished.

I am inclined to go from one activity to another without continuing with any one for too long a time.

I prefer to do things according to a routine which I plan myself.

I always put on and take off my clothes in the same order.