Survey of happiness in students of Iran University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with students' attitudes toward the field of education and the future of career

Zahra Rahimi Khalifeh Kandi; Arash Ziapour; Razieh Pirouzeh; Mitra Faghihi; Hadi Jalilvand; Morteza Mansourian

doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_994_20

Survey of happiness in students of Iran University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with students' attitudes toward the field of education and the future of career

J Educ Health Promot. 2021 Nov 30:10:439. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_994_20. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Zahra Rahimi Khalifeh Kandi¹, Arash Ziapour¹, Razieh Pirouzeh¹, Mitra Faghihi¹, Hadi Jalilvand², Morteza Mansourian³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
³ Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Happiness is one of the main components of mental health that plays an important role in promoting people's health. This study aimed to investigate the status of happiness in students of Iran University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with students' attitudes toward the field of education and the future of career in 2017.

Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 500 students of Iran University of Medical Sciences The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of three parts: demographic information, Oxford Happiness Inventory; A questionnaire was used to measure students' attitudes about their career future, which was completed by students of Iran University of Medical Sciences. In order to analyze the data, SPSS software version 24 and descriptive and analytical statistics were used.

Results: Findings showed that 72% of students had a good level of happiness. There is also a significant relationship between happiness and attitude toward the field of study. According to the results, there is a significant relationship between the career future and the amount of happiness. There was a significant relationship between gender and happiness.

Conclusion: The study findings show that, by planning correctly in determining the fields of education and ensuring the future of the job, happiness can be improved among students. Therefore, it is recommended that the authorities take the students with the correct needs assessment in the field of business education in the field of study.

Keywords: Career; happiness; students.