Meta-analysis of studies on the relationship between religiosity and social health in Iran (Case Study: Internal Research 2010-2020)

The aim of this study was to meta-analysis of researches on the relationship between religiosity and social health, and this study was conducted to estimate the size of the effect of religiosity on social health. The statistical population consisted of all the studied studies from 2010 to 2020. Through purposeful sampling, 19 researches were selected as the final samples that have suitable characteristics for entering meta-analysis. In order to analyze the information, comprehensive CMA2 meta-analysis software has been used. The findings show that the size of the random combined effect of religiosity on social health is moderate, i.e. 0.331, considering the heterogeneity of the studies of the two variables "sex" and "geographic range" as the moderating variable was investigated. The results showed that social health among men is more affected by religiosity than women. Also, the results of the moderating role of geographical area showed that social health among citizens living in the north of the country is more affected by religiosity than other geographical areas.