Table 1.

Study 1: Descriptive Statistics and Relations Between the SCSRFQ and Measures of Demographic Variables, Religiousness/Spirituality, and Psychological Functioning (N = 66)

	N(%)a	Relation with SCSRFQ (r or z)
SCSRFQ, mean (SD)	32.9(6.6)
Demographic Variables
Age, mean (SD)	69.3(5.9)	−.01
Education		−0.65b
High school or less	5(7.6)
Some college	26(39.4)
College degree	13(19.7)
Graduate school	22(33.3)
Gender		−1.01c
Male	22(33.3%)
Female	44(66.7%)
Raced		−1.41e
American Indian or Alaska Native	1(1.5%)
Asian	2(3.0%)
Black or African American	12(18.2%)
White	48(72.7%)
Marital Status		−0.72f
Married/living as	39(59.1%)
Divorced	17(25.8%)
Widow or widower	7(10.6%)
Never married	3(4.5%)
Religious Affiliation
Protestant	28(42.4%)
Catholic	21(31.8%)
Other Christian	5(7.6%)
Jewish	2(3.3%)
Other religion	4(6.7%)
None	6(9.1%)
Religiousness/Spirituality Variables
BMMRS-DSE, mean (SD)	26.2(6.6)	.77***
BMMRS-PRP, mean (SD)	0.0(3.9)	.66***
Positive Religious Coping, mean (SD)	14.0(6.8)	.84***
FACIT Total, mean (SD)	34.3(9.3)	.58***
FACIT Meaning/Peace, mean (SD)	23.0(6.6)	.38**
FACIT Faith, mean (SD)	11.3(4.0)	.74***
Psychological Functioning Variables
Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form,     mean (SD)	3.7(3.3)	−.10
Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, mean (SD)	7.0(5.1)	−.20
Satisfaction with Life Scale, mean (SD)	22.1(7.4)	.22

^**p <.01,

^***p <.001

^aN(%), unless otherwise noted

^bSome college or less versus college degree or more

^cMale versus female

^dN = 63

^eWhite versus ethnic minority

^fMarried or living as married versus divorced, widowed, or never married

SCSRFQ = Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire; BMMRS-DSE = Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality – Daily Spiritual Experiences; BMMRS-PRP = Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality – Private Religious Practices; FACIT = Functional Assessment of chronic Illness Therapy