Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Role of Teaching Religious-Psychological Teachings on the Quality of Life and Life Style of Islamic Azad University Students of Urmia

Author
Educational Sciences Department, Humanities Faculty, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ma- habad, Iran
Abstract
Aims One of the most important tasks of universities and higher education institutions is high-
level education of human resources that can meet the economic, social, and political needs of the

community. The aim of this study was to investigate the Role of teaching religious-psychological

teachings on the quality and life style of Islamic Azad University students of Urmia.

Instruments & Methods
The current applied correlational research was conducted on all
the staff of Islamic Azad University of Urmia. 384 subjects were selected by stratified random

sampling method. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, containing 57

questions, in which 29 questions were related to quality of life, 13 questions were related to

life style, and 13 questions were related to teaching religious-psychological teachings. The data

were analyzed by SPSS software 25, using the KMO index, Chi-square test, Bartlett’s test, and

first order factor analysis, and the LISREL software 8.2 was used to design a structural equation

model using path analysis.

Findings
All of the research variables were significantly correlated. The most significant effect
was related to direct effect of teaching religious-psychological teachings on quality of life (0.39;

p<0.05). Teaching religious-psychological teachings was effective as much as 0.25 on life style

and 0.33 on quality of life.

Conclusion
Education based on religious-psychological teachings plays a major role in
improving the quality of life
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