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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psycholog Relig Spiritual. 2016 Aug 8;9(Suppl 1):S11–S21. doi: 10.1037/rel0000096

Table 4.

Means, Standard Deviations, and Effect Sizes by Gender for Spirituality Outcomes at All Assessment Waves

Men Women Cohen’s d
N Mean Std. Deviation N Mean Std. Deviation
Positive Religious Coping
Baseline 92 22.4 7.3 65 23.2 7.8 0.10
6 Months 80 22.8 7.9 56 24.3 8.2 0.18
12 Months 74 22.9 7.7 51 24.7 8.2 0.23
18 Months 67 23.3 8.0 48 25.0 8.0 0.21
24 Months 66 23.3 7.5 46 24.2 8.9 0.12
30 Months 64 22.9 7.5 43 25.4 8.1 0.32
Negative Religious Coping
Baseline 92 13.8 4.4 65 12.0 3.5 −0.44
6 Months 80 12.5 4.0 56 11.3 3.4 −0.32
12 Months 74 12.1 3.6 51 11.3 3.8 −0.22
18 Months 67 11.9 3.4 48 10.6 2.7 −0.41
24 Months 66 11.7 3.4 46 10.7 2.9 −0.32
30 Months 64 11.4 2.9 43 11.0 3.4 −0.13
Spiritual/Religious Practices
Baseline 92 14.5 6.8 65 15.7 7.5 0.17
6 Months 80 16.2 7.0 56 18.0 7.9 0.25
12 Months 74 16.5 7.3 51 18.0 7.5 0.21
18 Months 67 16.3 7.4 49 17.2 7.7 0.11
24 Months 66 16.4 7.2 46 17.2 7.4 0.11
30 Months 64 16.3 7.2 43 17.9 7.6 0.22
Daily Spiritual Experiences
Baseline 92 51.1 16.4 65 55.0 16.3 0.24
6 Months 80 53.5 16.5 56 59.8 19.3 0.35
12 Months 74 54.5 17.8 51 61.2 18.2 0.37
18 Months 67 55.3 18.1 48 61.8 18.9 0.36
24 Months 67 55.2 17.9 46 61.2 18.6 0.33
30 Months 64 56.3 18.7 43 63.8 18.2 0.41
Purpose in Life
Baseline 89 90.7 18.6 65 95.1 18.6 0.24
6 Months 80 94.2 19.4 56 99.1 18.0 0.26
12 Months 74 95.6 19.1 51 101.4 16.6 0.32
18 Months 67 97.9 18.2 49 102.3 17.3 0.24
24 Months 67 97.2 19.3 46 100.7 19.5 0.18
30 Months 64 99.8 18.9 41 101.6 16.7 0.11
Forgiveness of Others
Baseline 92 9.8 3.6 64 10.9 3.1 0.31
6 Months 80 9.9 3.8 56 11.5 2.5 0.53
12 Months 74 10.5 3.4 51 11.7 3.0 0.37
18 Months 66 10.6 3.5 49 11.9 3.2 0.40
24 Months 67 10.6 3.6 46 11.5 3.3 0.28
30 Months 64 10.7 4.1 43 12.6 2.3 0.62
Forgiveness of Self
Baseline 92 7.1 3.9 64 7.4 3.6 0.07
6 Months 80 8.3 4.2 56 8.3 4.0 0.01
12 Months 74 8.9 4.0 51 9.2 4.1 0.08
18 Months 66 8.8 4.2 49 9.3 4.0 0.14
24 Months 67 8.9 4.4 46 9.3 4.3 0.08
30 Months 64 8.9 4.2 43 10.0 4.5 0.25