Table 3.

The Spiritual Health Locus of Control Scale (SHLC) by religious affiliations (N = 100)

SHLC Score	Mean (SD)		Sig	Items
	Christian (N = 28)	Muslim (N = 72)
Spiritual life/faith	12.19 (2.669)	12.54 (3.071)	0.616	Through my faith in God/Allah, I can stay healthy
				If I lead a good spiritual life, I will stay healthy
				If I stay healthy, it’s because I am right with God/Allah
Active spiritual	12.85 (2.033)	13.68 (1.720)	0.050	Living the way the Lord/Allah says I’m supposed to live means I have to take care of myself
				Even though I trust God/Allah will take care of me, I still need to take care of myself
				God/Allah gives me the strength to take care of myself
God’s grace	16.69 (3.026)	17.25 (3.037)	0.678	I rely on God/Allah to keep me in good health
				God/Allah works through doctors to heal us
				Prayer is the most important thing I do to stay healthy
				If I stay well, it is because of the grace of the good Lord/Allah
Passive spiritual	7.15 (2.092)	6.05 (2.472)	0.048	It’s ok not to seek medical attention because I feel that God/Allah will heal me
				There is no point in taking care of myself when it’s all up to God/Allah anyway
				God/Allah and I share responsibility (reverse)
Total score	51.000 (8.546)	51.84 (7.964)	0.658