Table 4.
Conditional response means, standard deviations, and paired comparisons for the five-profile solution
| Variable | Range | Profile 1 (33.2%) | Profile 2 (21.0%) | Profile 3 (20.2%) | Profile 4 (14.0%) | Profile 5 (11.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Positive personal coping | 1–5 | 3.87 (0.75)a | 3.96 (0.64)a | 2.85 (1.03)b | 3.10 (1.15)b | 4.24 (0.56)c |
| Positive social coping | 1–5 | 4.16 (0.81)a | 4.04 (0.72)a | 3.20 (0.87)b | 3.21 (0.94)b | 4.50 (0.43)c |
| Positive environmental coping | 1–5 | 3.52 (1.12)a | 3.25 (1.18)a | 2.54 (1.25)b | 2.41 (1.24)b | 4.28 (0.64)c |
| Positive religious coping | 1–5 | 3.55 (1.02)a | 2.63 (1.52)b | 2.49 (1.18)b | 1.70 (0.98)c | 4.31 (0.73)d |
| Negative personal coping | 1–5 | 2.97 (1.34)a | 2.34 (1.06)b | 3.77 (1.26)c | 1.77 (0.91)d | 1.49 (0.54)d |
| Negative social coping | 1–5 | 2.50 (1.02)a | 1.81 (0.76)b | 2.86 (1.00)c | 1.34 (0.48)d | 1.26 (0.34)d |
| Negative religious coping | 1–5 | 2.78 (1.04)a | 1.10 (0.09)b | 3.02 (1.16)a | 1.52 (0.61)c | 1.62 (0.54)c |
| Self-forgiveness | 1–5 | 2.21 (0.90)ab | 2.47 (1.23)a | 1.98 (0.83)b | 2.90 (1.05)c | 2.72 (0.93)c |
| Forgiveness of others | 1–5 | 3.23 (0.80)a | 3.42 (0.78)a | 2.66 (0.84)b | 3.48 (0.63)a | 3.76 (0.59)c |
| Feeling forgiven by God | 1–5 | 3.70 (1.04)a | 3.45 (1.46)ab | 3.00 (1.27)b | 3.31 (1.02)b | 4.35 (0.76)c |
| Gratitude | 7–42 | 29.87 (5.23)a | 31.20 (6.76)ac | 25.19 (7.37)b | 28.75 (6.57)a | 32.43 (5.87)c |
Means within rows with differing superscripts differ significantly at the p < .05 level. Profile 1 = both moderately positive and negative dimensions of spirituality; Profile 2 = moderately positive dimensions of spirituality; Profile 3 = predominantly negative dimensions of spirituality; Profile 4 = mixed dimensions of spirituality with the lowest level of positive religious coping; Profile 5 = highly positive dimensions of spirituality. N = 323
M mean, SD standard deviation