Investigating the Relationship between Spiritual Health and Life Satisfaction in Students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2025),
11 November 2025
,
Page 35-45
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v11i3.48226
Abstract
Background and Objective: Health and security are two unappreciated blessings. Health has various dimensions, and spiritual health is one of the most important ones. Spiritual health and life satisfaction play an important role in the individual and social health of individuals and the future health structure of society. Given the large number of students in the country, the present study attempted to examine the relationship between spiritual health and life satisfaction in students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study. The research population included medical sciences students. The sample size was 250 people selected using available sampling method from among the students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. For data collection, the Standard Spiritual Health Questionnaire (SWBS) and the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (SWLS) were used. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used on SPSS 22 software to analyze the data. In this study, all ethical issues were observed and the authors reported no conflicts of interest.
Results: Based on the findings, the spiritual health score of the participants was at an average level (67.23±11.32). Also, their average life satisfaction was 24.60±3.45. T-test results showed that the average spiritual health and life satisfaction of the participants were significantly different according to the two variables of gender and marital status; life satisfaction and spiritual health were higher in female and married participants.
Conclusion: The findings showed that the students had an average level of spiritual health and life satisfaction. In addition, the level of life satisfaction and spiritual health in married and female students was higher compared to single and male students. The findings point to the need for planning to maintain and further improve spiritual health and life satisfaction in students. For this purpose, cultural and spiritual programs focusing on spiritual health can be used and their effects can be examined and monitored in the form of research projects. In addition, it is suggested that longitudinal studies be conducted in this field to monitor changes in spiritual health and life satisfaction.
- Health
- Life satisfaction
- Spiritual health
- Security
- Student
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