Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students

Background; this study is designed to assess the effect of religious and spiritual beliefs on quality of life among two groups of university students in Iraq and Jordan. Objective: to examine the psychological impact of religious and spiritual beliefs on quality of life and to implement the Quality...

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Main Author: Maha S. Younis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine University of Baghdad 2011-07-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/862
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description Background; this study is designed to assess the effect of religious and spiritual beliefs on quality of life among two groups of university students in Iraq and Jordan. Objective: to examine the psychological impact of religious and spiritual beliefs on quality of life and to implement the Quality of Life- Spiritual Religious and Personal Beliefs(QOL-SRPB) questionnaire for the first time in both countries . Method :A convenient sample of advanced medical students from Baghdad college of Medicine in Iraq and College of Medicine in University of Science and Technology in Jordan recruited during April 2008 to complete 200 forms of the Arabic modified version of QOL-SRPB simultaneously. Results: Analysis of the findings revealed higher measures of importance regarding spirituality in the Jordanian group in comparison to the Iraqi group; however, comparable mean scores of all facets were reported in both groups Conclusion:. Both studied groups showed comparable results due to the presence of shared belief system and cultural norms .despite the circumstantial hardship of the Iraqi group they showed reasonable satisfaction to their quality of life.
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spelling doaj.art-c2eda0ed5eaa44519e7a624c3d76829a2024-01-02T04:43:27ZengCollege of Medicine University of Baghdadمجلة كلية الطب0041-94192410-80572011-07-0153210.32007/jfacmedbagdad.v2160-163%Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University StudentsMaha S. Younis0Dept. of Medicine, College of Medicine, Baghdad University.Background; this study is designed to assess the effect of religious and spiritual beliefs on quality of life among two groups of university students in Iraq and Jordan. Objective: to examine the psychological impact of religious and spiritual beliefs on quality of life and to implement the Quality of Life- Spiritual Religious and Personal Beliefs(QOL-SRPB) questionnaire for the first time in both countries . Method :A convenient sample of advanced medical students from Baghdad college of Medicine in Iraq and College of Medicine in University of Science and Technology in Jordan recruited during April 2008 to complete 200 forms of the Arabic modified version of QOL-SRPB simultaneously. Results: Analysis of the findings revealed higher measures of importance regarding spirituality in the Jordanian group in comparison to the Iraqi group; however, comparable mean scores of all facets were reported in both groups Conclusion:. Both studied groups showed comparable results due to the presence of shared belief system and cultural norms .despite the circumstantial hardship of the Iraqi group they showed reasonable satisfaction to their quality of life.http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/862religious, spiritual, quality of life, university students
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Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students
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religious, spiritual, quality of life, university students
title Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students
title_full Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students
title_fullStr Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students
title_full_unstemmed Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students
title_short Psychological Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Life Quality of Two groups of University Students
title_sort psychological impact of religious and spiritual beliefs on life quality of two groups of university students
topic religious, spiritual, quality of life, university students
url http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/862
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