Table 3.
Items comprising instruments and factor loadings, skew statistics, and item-total correlations
| God as helper | 1 | 2 | Skew | N | Item-total Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I looked to God for help through my cancer experience. | .86 | -- | −1.16 | 100 | .82 |
| God gave me strength through my cancer experience. | .85 | -- | −1.52 | 100 | .80 |
| God gave me guidance through my cancer experience. | .86 | -- | −1.17 | 100 | .80 |
| Without God, I would not have made it through cancer. | .85 | -- | −2.02 | 100 | .81 |
| Feeling God’s presence helped me deal with this cancer. | .86 | -- | −1.24 | 100 | .81 |
| The most important thing that has helped me to cope with cancer is the Lord. | .75 | -- | −2.41 | 100 | .69 |
| God gave me the means to cope with cancer. | .87 | -- | −1.17 | 100 | .82 |
| I trust in God to pull me through the cancer experience. | .87 | -- | −1.82 | 100 | .83 |
| I took my cancer to God and let Him handle it. | .81 | -- | −2.01 | 100 | .76 |
| God as healer | 1 | 2 | |||
| God works though the doctors to heal cancer. | .19 | .81 | −1.79 | 99 | .55 |
| God and only God can heal cancer. | .77 | .16 | −1.77 | 99 | .61 |
| My experience with cancer has made me realize that God is the ultimate healer. | .60 | .62 | −2.32 | 100 | .77 |
| I believe that if one is healed of cancer, it is God’s will. | .64 | .48 | −1.22 | 100 | .71 |
| I believe that God gives the doctors/nurses the ability to heal cancer. | .06 | .86 | −1.66 | 100 | .47 |
| I believe that if you ask God for healing, He will heal you. | .55 | .35 | −1.25 | 99 | .55 |
| I believe that having a close relationship with God will lead to cancer recovery. | .44 | .48 | −1.29 | 98 | .54 |
| Healing can only occur from God, not from medicine or doctors. | .85 | −.03 | −0.51 | 98 | .55 |
| Doctors give the cancer treatment, but God does the actual healing. | .74 | .32 | −1.27 | 100 | .69 |
| Faith in healing | 1 | 2 | |||
| If I have faith I can get through cancer. | .84 | -- | −1.10 | 100 | .77 |
| I believe if I trust in God I can get through cancer. | .84 | -- | −1.42 | 100 | .78 |
| My cancer experience has increased my belief in God. | .89 | -- | −1.24 | 100 | .83 |
| I got strength from my faith during this cancer experience. | .86 | -- | −0.73 | 100 | .79 |
| I got comfort from my faith during this cancer experience. | .90 | -- | −0.73 | 100 | .85 |
| Through my cancer experience, my faith has been tested. | .51 | -- | −0.98 | 100 | .42 |
| As a result of my cancer experience, my faith is renewed and stronger. | .78 | -- | −0.73 | 100 | .71 |
| It is only through my faith in God that I will be healed from cancer. | .70 | -- | −1.22 | 100 | .63 |
| If I don’t have faith, I cannot expect to get well. | .71 | -- | −1.09 | 100 | .64 |
| Control over cancer | 1 | 2 | |||
| If I don’t claim cancer, I don’t have to worry about it. | .03 | .75 | 0.35 | 100 | .45 |
| My cancer experience has made me realize the power of the tongue. | .25 | .76 | −0.23 | 95 | .62 |
| My cancer experience has made me realize the importance of staying positive. | .55 | .29 | −0.30 | 100 | .50 |
| I can will myself well using the power of the mind. | .17 | .81 | 0.16 | 96 | .59 |
| Speaking negative can bring about bad things to happen. | .45 | .62 | −0.16 | 100 | .73 |
| Thinking negative can bring about bad things to happen. | .51 | .68 | −0.13 | 89 | .75 |
| Religion has helped me to stay positive during my cancer experience. | .80 | .16 | −0.64 | 100 | .60 |
| I dealt with the stress of the cancer experience by giving my problems over to God. | .83 | .17 | −0.60 | 100 | .64 |
| The only one in control of my cancer experience is God. | .80 | .21 | −0.95 | 100 | .63 |
| I can only worry about those things I have control over, and cancer isn’t one of them. | .72 | .12 | −1.12 | 100 | .51 |
| New perspective | 1 | 2 | |||
| My cancer experience has given me a whole new perspective on life. | .63 | -- | −1.35 | 100 | .56 |
| My cancer experience has had a positive impact on my life. | .67 | -- | −1.20 | 100 | .61 |
| My cancer experience has made me realize that if you can’t change the situation, you need to change the way you view it. | .69 | -- | −0.27 | 100 | .63 |
| My cancer experience has made me realize that there is a lot more to life than just living. | .68 | -- | −0.94 | 100 | .60 |
| I am a better person as a result of my experience with cancer. | .77 | -- | −0.41 | 99 | .69 |
| I have a different outlook on life than before I got cancer. | .74 | -- | −0.51 | 100 | .66 |
| I don’t worry about the little things like I did before I had cancer. | .71 | -- | −0.52 | 100 | .61 |
| The experience of having cancer has changed me for the better. | .83 | -- | −0.38 | 100 | .76 |
| The cancer experience has given me a different attitude. | .82 | -- | −0.37 | 99 | .76 |
| From having cancer, I have lost one life but I have gained a new one. | .77 | -- | −0.54 | 99 | .70 |
Note: Factor loadings are for one instrument at a time
Note: -- = one factor solution