Studying the Happiness Level among Medical Students of Shiraz Medical Sciences University in 2010

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Ali Sahraian²  Seyed Mohammad Vakili¹ 

[1] Research Centre for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Research Centre for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

关键词: Happiness;    Medical students;    Life satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj12385

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:MedicalstudentsarelesshappycomparedtootherstudentsinUniversitybecauseofspecificeducationandworkconditions.Ashappyandhealthypersonalitypeopleareresponsibleones,weevaluatedthehappinessofMedicalstudentsanditsrelationshipwithage,gender,maritalstatusandlifestyle.MethodsandMaterial:ThisstudywasperformedbyusingOxfordhappinessquestionnairetoevaluatehappinessin210medicalstudentsofShirazMedicalSciencesUniversity.Invariousstudiescarriedoutindifferentcountries,Cronbach’salphaofthequestionnairewasranging0.87to0.92andthere-testreliabilitywasranging0.78to0.81.Thedatawereanalyzedaftercollectionbysoftwareandvarianceanalysistest.Results:Theaveragehappinessscorewas52.7±8.9.Therewasasignificantdifferencebetweenhappinesslevelofthestudentsandgender(girlsarehappierthanboys),marriage(marriedstudentsarehappierthansinglestudents)andlivingstatus(thestudentswholivewiththeirfamiliesattheirhomearehappierthanthestudentslivingindormitory).Conclusion:Thelowesthappinesslevelwasobservedamongagegroupof21.Itwasduetothestartofclinicalpartofmedicalperiodandhardworkinthehospital.Butmaritalstatuscandecreasethepressureoflifebyincreasingthehappinesslevelandincreasesthelifehappiness.Livingwiththefamilyandreceivingtheirsupportanincreasethehappinesscomparedtolivingindormitory.

【 授权许可】

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