Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Patterns of traumatic events and its relations with posttraumatic growth and religiosity in Iranian college students

. Hadis Amiri; . Maysam Rezapour; . Nouzar Nakhaee; . Mahmoud Nekoei‑Moghadam; . Yunes Jahani

Volume 11, Issue 6 , July 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Traumatic events and psychological damage are common. Identifying differenttypes of traumatic events contributes to the development of psychopathology and can be very helpfulin ... Read More

Evaluation of the relationship between religious beliefs and academic achievements of dental students

. Ramin Sarchami; . Shakiba Rajaei; . Shima Aalaei

Volume 10, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 1-5

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INTRODUCTION: Considering the importance of the academic level of university graduates in theadvancement of communities, it is necessary to evaluate factors affecting the academic achievementsof ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Considering the importance of the academic level of university graduates in theadvancement of communities, it is necessary to evaluate factors affecting the academic achievementsof university students. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between religious beliefs andacademic achievements of students in the Dental School in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this correlational study, all the dentistry students in the last 4 yearsof education were selected as the study samples. Of 109 students who had the inclusion criteria,81 (31 males and 50 females) completed the questionnaires. The data collection tools were threequestionnaires, including Gluck–Stark’s questionnaire, two researcher‑made questionnaires on“sympathy with and responsibility for patients,” and the “self‑satisfaction” questionnaire. Data wereanalyzed with descriptive and deductive statistics (t‑test, Friedman test, and Pearson’s correlationcoefficient).RESULTS: According to the analyses, a significant and positive correlation was found betweenreligiosity and students’ overall mean grades (r = 0.27, P = 0.016) or “sympathy with and responsibilityfor patients” (r = 0.21, P = 0.05). No significant correlation was found between self‑satisfaction andreligious beliefs.CONCLUSION: Based on the results of the present study, the religious beliefs of the studentswere at a moderate level. On the other hand, this variable had a direct relationship with academicachievement and responsibility. Therefore, attention has to be paid to the promotion of these beliefsamong students in colleges. Reinforcement of religious beliefs will improve the students’ academicachievement. Based on the findings of this study, it should be considered by university professorsand educational planners that the average score of students with higher religiosity was higher, andwith the increase of religious beliefs, academic achievement is increased.

Family planning practices in couples with children affected by β‑thalassemia major and its relationship with their education: An epidemiological study

. Bijit Biswas; . Keya Basu; . Narendra Nath Naskar; . Aparajita Dasgupta; . Bobby Paul; . Rivu Basu

Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND: Although prevention the birth of children with β‑thalassemia major (β‑TM) is animportant health issue, it is rarely explored. With this background, the study ... Read More

The effect of teaching religious principles on the infants’ growth and development

. Tahereh Mokhtaryan Gilani; . Fatemeh Ghodrati; . Zahra Yazdanpanahi; . Sedigheh Amooee; . Marzieh Akbarzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Teaching religious principles can inevitably strengthen the mothers’ motivationand may improve the infant’s growth indices. This study aimed to investigate the ... Read More

The role of religious beliefs in pregnancy loss

. Maryam Allahdadian; . Alireza Irajpour

Volume 5, Issue 5 , December 2015, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Birth can cause and post‑traumatic stresses in many women even when theoccasion of birth results in alive baby. Fetal death can challenge her understanding of justiceand ... Read More

The relationship between dimensions of religiosity/ spirituality with mental health and hope for future between staff of public hospitals in Shiraz

. Mohammad Ali Nadi; . Nasrin Ghahremani

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Due to the impacts of spirituality and its dimensions on psychological structures in theworkplace and their ability to influence organizational performances have received ... Read More Introduction: Due to the impacts of spirituality and its dimensions on psychological structures in theworkplace and their ability to influence organizational performances have received a great attentionin recent years. Thus, this study investigated the relationship between dimensions of spiritualitywith mental health and hope for future. Materials and Methods: This is a correlational study witha statistical population, including public Hospital’s personnel of Shiraz done in autumn 1389. Tocollect the research data, three different types of questionnaires were used: (1) Hope for the future(4 items), (2) mental health (12 items), and (3) components of religiosity/spirituality at (31 items andbased on 5 components). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation and Hierarchical regressionanalysis. Findings: Research findings show that there are significant correlations between existentialwell-being and hope for the future, motivation, devotion and coping and hope for the future, andmental health and hope for the future. Furthermore, all components of religiosity/spirituality havehad significant correlations with mental health. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that in thefirst step motivation, devotion and coping with a variance of 5%, in the second step motivation,devotion and coping with mental health with a variance of 6.4%, in the third step motivation, devotionand coping with mental health and existential well-being with a variance of 9.1% and in the fourthstep, the combining of motivation, devotion and coping and existential well-being with a varianceof 8.9% with hope for the future have meaningful multiple relationships. Conclusion: Findingsindicated that motivation, devotion and coping with existential well-being, respectively, were themost important dimensions of religiosity-spirituality that together with mental health affect hope forfuture. It is necessary that the dimension of motivation, devotion and coping, existential well-beingand personnel mental health should be strengthened to increase the staff’s hope for future.

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Patterns of traumatic events and its relations with posttraumatic growth and religiosity in Iranian college students

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Evaluation of the relationship between religious beliefs and academic achievements of dental students

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Family planning practices in couples with children affected by β‑thalassemia major and its relationship with their education: An epidemiological study

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The effect of teaching religious principles on the infants’ growth and development

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The role of religious beliefs in pregnancy loss

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The relationship between dimensions of religiosity/ spirituality with mental health and hope for future between staff of public hospitals in Shiraz

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