The Correlation between Spiritual Health and Pleasure in Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences (Iran)
Journal Title: Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Spiritual health is the newest dimension of health without which other dimensions of health cannot be optimally efficient. Pleasure is an extended state of mind that people experience as a positive or valuable need. It includes certain psychological states such as happiness, joy, ecstasy, and feeling of satisfaction. Our aim was to investigate the correlation between spiritual health and pleasure in students of Qom University of Medical Sciences (QUMS). Methods: In this study, 250 students of QUMS were randomly selected and then completed Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale and Ellison and Paloutzian Spiritual Well-Being Scale if they provided informed consent to participate in the study. Data analysis was conducted by the SPSS version 16. Results: The scores on total Ellison and Paloutzian Spiritual Well-Being Scale and religious and spiritual well-being subscales were significantly associated with pleasure in students (p<0.001). Age, sex, marital status, and grade point average were not significantly associated with pleasure (p>0.05). Conclusion: Spiritual health and its dimensions were significantly associated with pleasure among QUMS students such that pleasure and joy, pivotal factors for prevention of depression, and mental health increased in the students with increasing their spiritual health.
Authors and Affiliations
zahra Ali Akbarzadeh Arani, mahsa haji mohammad hoseini, Fahimeh Hamzeei
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