Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education
Background: As physicians have a significant role in promoting health of society, it is necessary that physicians themselves not only have suitable level of mental and physical health, but also stay in higher level of positive characteristics of well-being. This study aimed to investigate and compar...
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| author | Amrollah Ebrahimi Sobhan Aarabi Mohammad-Mahdi Khaluei |
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| description | Background: As physicians have a significant role in promoting health of society, it is necessary that physicians themselves not only have suitable level of mental and physical health, but also stay in higher level of positive characteristics of well-being. This study aimed to investigate and compare mental health and some positive psychology factors including happiness, hope and spirituality among students of medicine during years of education.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 332 students of medicine at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, were randomly selected during 2013. The students' spirituality, mental health, happiness, and hope were measured using Elison questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Oxford questionnaire, and Synder questionnaire, respectively. Data were analyzed using t, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Logistic regression tests.
Findings: The mean scores of Elison questionnaire of Spirituality (90.201 ± 15.678), GHQ-28 questionnaire (27.798 ± 15.678), Oxford questionnaire of Happiness (68.385 ± 17.274), and Synder questionnaire of Hope (23.373 ± 3.154) were calculated. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a statistically significant decrease in Happiness score form primary to final years of medicine. In addition, Pearson correlation coefficient showed a statistically significant relationship between happiness, hope, spirituality and mental health questionnaire and its subscales but there was only significant relationship between Elison questionnaire of spiritual wellness and students' grade point average (GPA).
Conclusion: According to significantly decrease of happiness among students during years of education, and significant relationship between happiness, hope, spirituality and mental health, need for more serious attention to these issues in educational planning is necessitated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be60840759a645c5b823fdb3fc472c9f2023-09-02T16:01:34ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2014-01-0131261188518961465Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of EducationAmrollah Ebrahimi0Sobhan Aarabi1Mohammad-Mahdi Khaluei2Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranStudent of Medicine, School of Medicine, Behavioral Sciences Research Center AND Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranStudent of Medicine, School of Medicine, Behavioral Sciences Research Center AND Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: As physicians have a significant role in promoting health of society, it is necessary that physicians themselves not only have suitable level of mental and physical health, but also stay in higher level of positive characteristics of well-being. This study aimed to investigate and compare mental health and some positive psychology factors including happiness, hope and spirituality among students of medicine during years of education. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 332 students of medicine at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, were randomly selected during 2013. The students' spirituality, mental health, happiness, and hope were measured using Elison questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Oxford questionnaire, and Synder questionnaire, respectively. Data were analyzed using t, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Logistic regression tests. Findings: The mean scores of Elison questionnaire of Spirituality (90.201 ± 15.678), GHQ-28 questionnaire (27.798 ± 15.678), Oxford questionnaire of Happiness (68.385 ± 17.274), and Synder questionnaire of Hope (23.373 ± 3.154) were calculated. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a statistically significant decrease in Happiness score form primary to final years of medicine. In addition, Pearson correlation coefficient showed a statistically significant relationship between happiness, hope, spirituality and mental health questionnaire and its subscales but there was only significant relationship between Elison questionnaire of spiritual wellness and students' grade point average (GPA). Conclusion: According to significantly decrease of happiness among students during years of education, and significant relationship between happiness, hope, spirituality and mental health, need for more serious attention to these issues in educational planning is necessitated.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/3396HappinessHopeSpiritualityMental healthEducation |
| spellingShingle | Amrollah Ebrahimi Sobhan Aarabi Mohammad-Mahdi Khaluei Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Happiness Hope Spirituality Mental health Education |
| title | Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education |
| title_full | Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education |
| title_fullStr | Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education |
| title_short | Comparing the Mental Health and Some Positive Psychologic Factors Including Happiness, Hope and Spirituality among Students of Medicine in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during Years of Education |
| title_sort | comparing the mental health and some positive psychologic factors including happiness hope and spirituality among students of medicine in isfahan university of medical sciences iran during years of education |
| topic | Happiness Hope Spirituality Mental health Education |
| url | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/3396 |
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