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ISSN: 2383-2150 Journal of Education and Community Health 2020;7(2):119-125
ISSN: 2383-2150 Journal of Education and Community Health 2020;7(2):119-125
Relationship between Happiness and Mental Health with Social Capital among Health Workers
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Moeini B. (1)Rezapour Shahkolae F. (2)
Tapak L. (3)
Geravandi A. (4)
Parsamajd Sh. (*4)
(1) Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
(2) Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
(3) Modeling of Noncommunicable Disease Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
(4) Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Health Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Shahid Fahmide Boulevard, Hamadan, Iran. Postal Code: 8138380509Phone: +98 (83) 37275830
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shahryar.parsa@yahoo.com
Article History
Received: August 18, 2019Accepted: December 22, 2019
ePublished: June 20, 2020
ABSTRACT
Aims
Mental health, happiness, and social capital are important factors in optimal performance, entrepreneurship, reducing anxiety and depression, and increasing collaboration, agreement, intimacy, trust, and job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between happiness and mental health with social capital of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences employees.
Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 200 employees of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Data were collected using GHQ-28 General Health, Oxford Happiness and Social Capital questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and linear regression.
Findings The mean age of participants was 40.40±8.18 years. The happiness of 57.5% of the participants was moderate, 54.5% had poor mental health, and 60.5% reported high social capital. Happiness and mental health predicted social capital and explained 9.2% of its variance changes. A good place to live had significant relationship with happiness and high social capital (p<0.01), but did not have relationship with mental health (p= 0.294). Also the mean scores of social capital, mental health, and happiness showed significant relationship with self-assessment of individual health, self-assessment of happiness, and life satisfaction (p<0.05).
Conclusion The healthier and happier people feel and the more satisfied they are with life, the more they enjoy mental health, happiness, and social capital.
Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 200 employees of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Data were collected using GHQ-28 General Health, Oxford Happiness and Social Capital questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and linear regression.
Findings The mean age of participants was 40.40±8.18 years. The happiness of 57.5% of the participants was moderate, 54.5% had poor mental health, and 60.5% reported high social capital. Happiness and mental health predicted social capital and explained 9.2% of its variance changes. A good place to live had significant relationship with happiness and high social capital (p<0.01), but did not have relationship with mental health (p= 0.294). Also the mean scores of social capital, mental health, and happiness showed significant relationship with self-assessment of individual health, self-assessment of happiness, and life satisfaction (p<0.05).
Conclusion The healthier and happier people feel and the more satisfied they are with life, the more they enjoy mental health, happiness, and social capital.
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[3]Anasori M. The relationship between mental health and happiness among students. Andisheh va Raftar. 2008;2(6):75-84. [Persian]
[4]Sabatini F. The relationship between happiness and health: evidence from Italy. Soc Sci Med. 2014;114:178-87.
[5]Mousavi Moghadam SR, Tavan H, Sayehmiri K, Naderi S. General health status of male and female students in junior schools of ilam at 2012. J Ilam Univ Med Sci. 2012;22(2):57-65. [Persian]
[6]Cilliers F, Terblanche L. The role of spirituality in coping with the demands of the hospital culture amongst fourth-year nursing students. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2014;26(3):279-88.
[7]Chen S, Sullivan NY, Lu YE, Shibusawa T. Asian Americans and mental health services: A study of utilization patterns in the 1990s. J Ethn Cult Divers Soc Work. 2003;12(2):19-42.
[8]Abedi MR, Mirshah Jafari SE, Liaghatdar MJ. Standardization of the oxford happiness inventory in students of isfahan university. Iranian J Psychiatry Clin Psychol. 2006;12(2):95-100. [Persian]
[9]Argyle M, Martin M, Lu L. Testing for stress and happiness: The role of social and cognitive factors. In: Spielberger CD, Sarason IG, editors. Stress and emotion. Washington DC: Taylor & Francis; 1995. p. 173-87.
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