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- Title
Evaluation of the Social Wellbeing Status and Associated Factors in Students of Dezful University of Medical Sciences (Iran): A Cross-sectional Study.
- Authors
Sohrabivafa, Fereshteh; Azam, Kamal; Sohrabivafa, Malihe
- Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the social wellbeing status and related factors in students of Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross - sectional study that was conducted on 248 students of Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Students from different disciplines were selected by quota sampling method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire in two areas. The first part consisted of demographic and background characteristics and the second part was social well-being questionnaire of Keyes which was used for the assessment of social wellbeing and its various dimensions. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 24 (multiple linear regression model, independent t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)) and P-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The number of male and female were 114 (46%) and 134 (56%); respectively. The mean of age was 22.81 ± 3.09 years and the majority of students were in the age group of 21-25 years. The mean scores of well-being, social actualization, social integration, social coherence, social acceptance and social contribution were 67.24, 14.14, 9.91, 12.04, 13.42 and 17.70; respectively. The multiple linear regression model showed that age (ß=0.59), sex (ß=1.13), medical field (ß=2.87) and student's place of residence (ß=1.07) were the most important predictors of social wellbeing (P-Value<0.05). Conclusions: Age, sex, medical field and student's place of residence were the most important predictors of social wellbeing in the students, therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to these factors to promote social wellbeing of students.
- Subjects
IRAN; SOCIAL status; COLLEGE students; SOCIAL acceptance; CROSS-sectional method; SOCIAL integration; AGE groups
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 4, p2993
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.17183