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The Relationship between Spiritual Health and Academic Stress of Students: The Mediating Role of Psychological Hardiness
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Mojtaba Seyedabadi *  , Fatemeh Dehnamaki-Moshgabadi , Mahbobeh Amiri-Khamakani , Faezeh Baloochi-Marj |
| Department of Psychology, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran , seydabadimojtaba4@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (189 Views) |
Background and Aim: Today, one of the major crises of educational systems in different countries is the problem of academic stress among students, so the present study was conducted to mediate the role of psychological hardiness in the relationship between spiritual health and students' academic stress.
Methods: The descriptive research method was structural equations type. The research population included all ninth-grade male and female students of the first secondary school in Birjand city in the academic year of 2022-2023, 200 eligible samples were selected by stratified sampling method and they responded to the spiritual health questionnaire of Palutzin and Ellison (1982), psychological toughness of Kiamrai et al., (2017) and academic stress of Lacau (2009). SPSS version 22 and Amos software were used for data analysis and research model.
Results: The results showed the direct effect of spiritual health and psychological hardiness on negative academic stress and also indicated the indirect effect of spiritual health on academic stress through the mediating variable of psychological hardiness (P<0.01).
Conclusion: By providing the content and suitable educational environment and adopting effective teaching strategies, by promoting the students' spiritual health and psychological toughness, the policymakers and implementers of the educational programs provided the ground for reducing the students' academic stress during their studies. |
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| Keywords: Spiritual Health, Psychological, Hardiness, Academic Stress, Students |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Spiritual Health
Received: 2024/03/15 | Accepted: 2024/07/12 | Published: 2024/09/20
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