Assessing the tendency of students studying at Lorestan University to perform the prayer

The aim of this study was to investigate the tendency of students studying at Lorestan University to perform the prayer.

The statistical population of this study included all students studying at Lorestan University in the academic year 2009-2010. From this statistical population, 125 people (64 girls and 61 boys) were randomly selected by relative class sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire on prayer orientation was used to collect data. Finally, to analyze the information collected from statistical tests such as: mean, standard deviation, frequency, etc .; Also, one-group t-test and independent t-test were used.

The results of this study showed that there is a tendency to pray both among female and male students of Lorestan University (p <0.001). Butthe comparison of the average tendency to pray between male and female students did not show a significant difference.Discussion Therefore, according to the results of the present study, by making decisions about appropriate cultural methods, it increased the appropriate context for strengthening and enhancing the spiritual health of students in the following years.