VOLUME 7 ISSUE 1 SPRING 2021

6 2 S p i r i t ua l i t y S t u d i e s 7 - 1 S p r i n g 2 0 2 1 Table 4 shows differences in perceived importance of spirituality, practicing of spirituality, posttraumatic growth, relating to others, and spiritual change in cancer survivors based on different religion types. Cancer survivors with Christianity, reformed Christianity, and Other religions perceived significantly higher importance of spirituality as well as practicing of spirituality as opposed to cancer survivors with Atheism. Cancer survivors with Christianity, Reformed Christianity, and Other religions did not differ in these spirituality variables. Cancer survivors with Christianity reported a significantly higher level of posttraumatic growth than cancer survivors with Atheism. In the context of comparison of other religious groups, no significant differences were found. Cancer survivors with Christianity had higher levels of relating to other than cancer survivors with Other religions. Other comparisons in this PTG domain were not significant. Cancer survivors with Christianity and Reformed Christianity reported significantly higher levels of spiritual change than cancer survivors with Atheism (see Fig. 2). Spiritual Change Dimension of PTG in Cancer Survivors With Faith and Without Faith Spiritual Change (PTG) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 With Faith Without Faith

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