Rrelationship between Religious Orientation, Happiness, Locus of Control and Coping Strategies, and Spiritual Well-being Among Nursing Students

Background and Objective: Today, the role of religiosity, happiness, locus of control and coping strategies has been considered in prevention and treatment of general health and spiritual well-being problems. Concerning the importance of nursing, this research aimed to investigate the relationship between religious orientation, happiness, locus of control and coping strategies and spiritual well-being among nursing students. Material and Methods: This correlational study was conducted on ۱۴۰ selected via stratified random sampling among ۲۲۸ nursing students of Islamic Azad University of Pishva in ۲۰۱۳-۱۴ academic year. The questionnaires were Allport & Ross religiosity (۱۹۶۷), Argyle & Lu happiness (۱۹۹۰), Rotter locus of control (۱۹۷۵), Lazarus & Folkaman coping strategies (۱۹۹۳) and Paloutzin & Ellison spiritual well-being (۱۹۸۲). The data was analyzed by stepwise regression using SPSS-۱۹ software. Results: The findings showed that the internal religiosity orientation (r=۰.۴۸), happiness (r=۰.۳۴), internal locus of control (r=۰.۱۹) and problem solving strategies (r=۰.۱۷) had a positive significant correlation with spiritual well-being and external locus of control (r=-۰.۲۱) had a negative significant relationship with spiritual well-being.  The Internal religiosity orientation, external locus of control and happiness could predict ۳۷ percent of variance of spiritual well-being in that the share of internal religiosity orientation variable was ۲۳ percent. Conclusion: Given the importance of internal religiosity orientations, external locus of control and happiness in predicting spiritual well-being, we recommend that programmers, therapists and psychosocial counselors consider them in their programs to promote spiritual well-being of nursing students.

Keywords:

Religious Orientation , Happiness , Locus of Control , Coping Strategies , Spiritual Well-being , جهت گیری مذهبی , شادکامی , منبع کنترل , راهبردهای مقابله ای , سلامت معنوی