Table 2.
Group Differences in Spiritual Growth and Psychological Well-being
| Variables | 5–7 times a week (Group A) |
1–4 times a week (Group B) |
Less than once a month (Group C) |
F(p) | Scheffe/Dunnett T3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| Spiritual growth | SPS | 56.89 | 3.52 | 55.85 | 3.99 | 53.68 | 4.98 |
9.10 (< .001) *** |
b, c < a † |
| STS | 50.91 | 5.20 | 49.22 | 5.13 | 47.20 | 5.78 |
8.33 (.001) *** |
b, c < a | |
| Psychological well-being | SWLS | 24.86 | 7.39 | 22.92 | 6.84 | 9.32 | 7.34 |
8.16 (< .001) *** |
b, c < a |
| CES-D | 7.20 | 7.87 | 9.28 | 9.42 | 13.88 | 13.56 |
7.00 (.001)*** |
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*p < .05,**p < .01,***p < .001, post hoc: Scheffe, Dunnett T3†
SPS Spiritual Perspective Scale, STS Self-Transcendence Scale, SWLS Satisfaction with Life Scale, CES-D Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression