Akbar Jaberi - Department of sport management, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Seyed Ahmad Nejadsajadi - Department of sport management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan
Farzaneh Mazloomi Soveini - Department of sport management Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Allameh Tabatabae'i university, Tehran, Iran.

The aim of the current study was to study the effect of spirituality orientation on the psychological health factors among athletes of university sports teams. According to the research purpose, it was a descriptive and a practical one, that has been done based on structural equation modeling. The research population involved the male athletes of university sports teams who participated in the fifteenth sport and cultural Olympiad of universities and higher education institutions in Tabriz, and a sample of ۴۰۰ male athletes was selected through random sampling. A researcher-developed questionnaire has been applied as the research tool. The questionnaire validity was verified by six experts, and the reliability of the questionnaires was confirmed based on Chronbach's alpha. SPSS۱۸ and Amos۱۸ as well as structural equation modeling were applied for data analysis. The result showed that spirituality orientation had significant effect on anxiety (β = ۰.۵۲), memory and centralization (β = ۰.۳۸), psychological safety (β = ۰.۴۴), psychological and physical happiness (β =۰.۴۶), as well as personality stability (β = ۰.۳۵) among athletes of university sports teams.

Spirituality orientation, University athletes, psychological health