Table 4.

Influencing variables (regression model)

						Collinearity statistics
Dependent Variables	Included variables	R2	Beta	T	Sign.	Toler	VIF
Life Satisfaction	(constant)	.331		1.240	.217
	Trust in God's Help		.146	1.539	.126	.603	1.658
	Trust in Medical Help		-.032	-.386	.700	.810	1.234
	Search for Information/Alternative Help		-.064	-.741	.460	.725	1.379
	Positive Attitudes		.417	4.511	.000	.630	1.586
	Conscious Way of Living		.170	1.876	.063	.653	1.530
	Reappraisal: Illness as Chance		-.209	-1.854	.066	.425	2.355
	Escape from Illness		-.043	-.542	.589	.851	1.175
	Positive Interpretations of disease (Challenge/Value)		-.033	-.360	.720	.648	1.543
	Women		-.038	-.483	.630	.882	1.133
	Age		.268	3.434	.001	.888	1.126
	Educational level		.119	1.526	.129	.892	1.121
	Duration of disease		-.103	-1.316	.191	.878	1.139
Positive Disease interpretation	(constant)	.353		2.375	.019
	Trust in God's Help		.019	.199	.843	.592	1.690
	Trust in Medical Help		-.067	-.834	.406	.814	1.229
	Search for Information/Alternative Help		.019	.219	.827	.722	1.385
	Positive Attitudes		-.001	-.007	.994	.542	1.846
	Conscious Way of Living		-.054	-.594	.553	.637	1.569
	Reappraisal: Illness as Chance		.523	5.120	.000	.500	1.998
	Escape from Illness		-.126	-1.619	.108	.867	1.153
	Life Satisfaction		-.032	-.360	.720	.669	1.494
	Women		.027	.335	.738	.812	1.232
	Age		-.150	-1.975	.051	.908	1.101
	Educational level		.075	.980	.329	.882	1.134
	Duration of disease		-.062	-.802	.424	.870	1.149

Abbreviations: Sign.- significance; Toler - Tolerance; VIF - variance inflation factor Variables with a significant influence were highlighted.