Faith as a Resource in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated with a Positive Interpretation of Illness and Experience of Gratitude/Awe

Table 2

Correlation analyses.

	Faith is a strong hold in difficult times	Religious practices (SpREUK-P)
Faith is a strong hold in difficult times		.𝟕𝟎𝟓^∗∗
Have lost my faith		−.216^∗∗
Health status
EDSS score	.084	−.052
Perceived daily life affections (VAS)	.020	.067
Cognitive fatigue (FSMC)	.013	.101
Motoric fatigue (FSMC)	.071	.118
Fatigue sum score (FSMC)	.042	.115
Mood status (ASTS)
Sorrow	−.049	.144
Despair	−.071	.069
Tiredness	.080	.153
Positive mood	.185^∗∗	.092
Life satisfaction (BMLSS-10)
Life satisfaction sum score	.121	−.016
Satisfaction with social support	.028	.016
Adaptive (internal) coping strategies (AKU)
Conscious way of Living	.192**	.148
Positive attitudes	.087	.029
Reappraisal: positive interpretation of illness	.𝟒𝟎𝟖^∗∗	.𝟑𝟎𝟔^∗∗
Engagement in spiritual practices (SpREUK-P)
Existential practices	.202^∗∗	.256^∗∗
Humanistic practices	.183^∗∗	.237^∗∗
Religious practices	.𝟕𝟎𝟓^∗∗
Spiritual mind-body practices	.272^∗∗	.282^∗∗
Gratitude/awe	.𝟒𝟕𝟕^∗∗	.𝟒𝟗𝟖^∗∗

∗∗P < .01 (Pearson).