The Relationship between Spirituality and Demographic Factors among Students Living in Dormitory of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 3 No. 4 (2017),
18 September 2017
,
Page 78-88
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v3i4.15882
Abstract
Background and Objective: Spirituality is a global phenomenon which recognizes human as a whole and his connection to a Supreme Being as a reason to live and to find meaning and purpose. Students of medical sciences are a large part of health care providers all over the world, and the quality of their services is directly associated with the effectiveness of the health system. Having said that, this study was conducted to determine the level of spirituality and its related factors among students of Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences.
Method: The present study is a descriptive-analytical one conducted on 540 female and male students residing in dormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Multistage random sampling was used. The inclusion criterion was students’ consent to participate in the study. The data were gathered through two questionnaires, namely Demographic Factors Questionnaire and Spirituality Assessment Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by T-test and one-way analysis of variance. In this study, the ethical issues were all considered and the authors declared no conflict of interest.
Results: The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between some demographic variables (economic status and academic year of students) and spiritualty as well as spiritual attitude. Besides, variables of marital status, faculty, economic status, and academic year significantly correlate with spiritual ability.
Conclusion: To promote spirituality of university students, cultural values should be designed and implemented more effectively. Moreover, faculty members need to be selected more carefully because spiritual professors have the ability to revolutionize their students.
Please cite this article as: RakhshanderouS, GhaffariM. The Relationship between Spirituality and Demographic Factors among Students Living in Dormitory of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. J Res Relig Health. 2017; 3(4): 78- 88. https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v3i4.15882
- Demographic factors, Spirituality, University students
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