The degree of university female students piety and social factors affecting it (A Case Study of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran)

The aim of this research is to survey the degree of university female students piety and social factors affecting it . The theoretical framework is based on the theories of Glock and Stark ,Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann and its method is descriptive and explanatory survey with the technique of ‘questionnaire and interview and observation “among 375 female students of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran who were randomly selected. The findings show moderate to high degree of piety in students. Concerning religious creed, the degree of their piety was high but considering ritual practices it was low. The degree of female students piety in terms of age, marital status and socio-economic status showed significant difference, besides variables such as the use of new media, life satisfaction and modernity were related to students piety. Also, the findings obtained from multiple regression showed that six variables using new media, socio-economic status, life satisfaction, modernity , age and marital status could explain variable of piety.