جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « Psychological Health » در نشریات گروه « علوم ترویج »

This study aimed at analyzing the changes in life style and factors influencing it in rural areas of Zanjan county of Iran. It was conducted in a survey method and its statistical population consisted of all rural residents in this county in 2015; and among them, 250 respondents were selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling. Then, a questionnaire was used to collect data. Life style condition was investigated through components of physical, social, psychological and spiritual health as well as food and clothing consumption patterns and recreation time (including 62 items using a five-level Likert scale). The face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts (including faculty members of Extension, Communication and Rural Development Department in University of Zanjan). The construct validity and composite reliability were assessed through confirmatory factor analyses (measurement model). Composite reliability coefficients ranging from 0.889 to 0.936 indicated good internal consistency of the measurement tool. Data analysis was performed using SPSS20 and AMOS20 software. The results showed a significantly negative relationship between amount of media usage and life style condition, whereas the relationship between family incomes and life style was significantly positive.

According to the WHO, providing people with health and pursuing its promotion in the society is a significant duty of governments. Confronting numerous challenges and crisis in the most sensitive growth period of age, students are likely to be mentally or emotionally hurt in the educational environment. Therefore, obtaining mental health for the students plays a pivotal role in educational process. This comparative study was carried out to investigate the rate of psychological health and social sympathy for the students in Khorasan Razavi Jehad-e- Agriculture Higher Educational Institution, at the time of entrance and graduation. The statistical population consisted of some 437 graduates who entered the institution in 20 and graduated in 2009. A descriptive-cross-sectional method was employed to implement the study and the data were gathered using a General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) containing some items regarding general health and social sympathy. Data were statistically described and then analyzed using correlation of variables through determining correlation coefficient, independent t. Test as well as factor analysis. The results indicated that psychological health of students at the time of graduation significantly improved compared to the time of entrance (p 0.01). In addition, assuming equal variance of students at the time of entrance, some factors such as gender, marital status and acceptance quota significantly affected psychological health condition. In this regard, male, married and employed students enjoyed better psychological health condition compared to female, unmarried and unemployed respectively. However, it was not affected by the factors at the time of graduation. It also turned out that there was a significant positive correlation between and social sympathy for students.