Table 2.

Characteristics of religiousness measures among women (N = 78)

Constructs	Cronbach’s α	Mean (SD)
Church participation
How often do you usually attend religious services?	N/A	%a
Daily or once per week		93.8 %
Few times per month		4.7
Less than once per year or never		1.6
Besides regular services, how often do you take part in other activities at your place of worship?
Daily or once per week		48.4 %
Few times per month		26.6
Few times per year		4.7
Less than once per year or never		20.3
Religious support (positive)
1. If you were ill, how much would the people in your congregation help you out? 2. If you had a problem or were faced with a difficult situation, how much comfort would the people in your congregation be willing to give you?	0.87	3.34 (0.91)
Spiritual health locus of control (active)
Please indicate how much you agree with the following statements:	0.86	3.65 (0.60)
1. Living the way the Lord says I’m supposed to means I have to take care of myself.  2. Even though I trust God will take care of me, I still need to take care of myself.  3. God gives me the strength to take care of myself.
Spiritual health locus of control (passive)
Please indicate how much you agree with the following statements:  1. It’s ok not to seek medical attention because I feel that God will heal me.  2. There is no point in taking care of myself when it’s all up to God anyway.	0.78	1.90 (0.80)
Religious coping (positive)
Think about how you try to understand and deal with major problems in your life. To what extent is each of the following involved in the way you cope?  1. I think about how my life is part of a larger spiritual force.  2. I work together with God as partners.  3. I look to God for strength, support, and guidance in crisis.	0.83	3.68 (0.53)

^aPercent of non-missing; columns may sum to greater than 100 % due to rounding