Table 3.
Correlations between perceived changes and indicators of wellbeing and spirituality, and hopeful intentions and fearful perceptions
| Perceived changes related to the corona pandemic (PCQ) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature/Silence/Contemplation | Spirituality | Relationships | Reflection on life | Digital media usage | Restrictions | |
| Perceived changes | ||||||
| Nature/Silence/Contemplation | 1.000 | |||||
| Spirituality | .439** | 1.000 | ||||
| Relationships | .472** | .319** | 1.000 | |||
| Reflection on life | .394** | .440** | .296** | 1.000 | ||
| Digital media usage | .189** | .382** | .162** | .187** | 1.000 | |
| Restrictions | − .107** | .192** | − .067** | .168** | − .013 | 1.000 |
| Indicators of wellbeing and spirituality | ||||||
| Wellbeing (WHO-5) | .226** | − .046 | .113** | − .066 | .045 | − .387** |
| Spiritual wellbeing (SpWb-5) | .302** | .146** | .188** | .031 | .106** | − .215** |
| Awe/Gratitude (GrAw-7) | .402** | .214** | .251** | .135** | .154** | − .214** |
| Spiritual Dryness (SDS-6) | − .205** | .034 | − .104** | .074** | -.031 | .274** |
| Hope for the return of Jesus (SbWb item #4) | .259** | .207** | .158** | .049 | .130** | − .067 |
| Deep longing for God (SDS0) | .207** | .230** | .117** | .119** | .102** | .062 |
| Hopeful intentions and fearful perceptions | ||||||
| c25 hope that we will pay more attention to each other and stick together | .221** | .189** | .225** | .305** | .157** | .001 |
| c26 work to ensure that the world becomes fairer in the future | .031 | .145** | .061 | .000 | − .045 | .298** |
| c27 our society is falling apart more and more | − .090** | .183** | .027 | .167** | − .043 | .380** |
| c28 rather fear the future | .451** | .549** | .290** | .308** | .123** | .098** |
**p < 0.01 (Spearman rho); moderate to strong correlations are highlighted (bold)