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Bahlgerdi M, Miri M, Norozi E, Sharifzadeh G. Individual and organizational factors related to social vitality of women working in Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2020. J Birjand Univ Med Sci 2021; 28 (2) :170-178
URL: http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-2832-en.html
1- Student Research Committee, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
2- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Birjand university of medical sciences, Birjand, Iran , miri_moh2516@yahoo.com
3- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Birjand university of medical sciences, Birjand, Iran
4- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Birjand university of medical sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Background and Aims: Happiness and vitality are among the most important and effective components in the process of human life, without which activity, creativity, initiative, invention, and healthy life cannot be created. Happiness is a valuable tool for improving the personality and job performance of employees; meaning that happy people are more successful in the workplace. The creation of social vitality is the priority for comprehensive intervention in South Khorasan Province, Iran, for comprehensive intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the individual and organizational factors related to the social vitality of women working at the Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 214 females working at Birjand University of Medical Sciences selected using a systematic random sampling method in 2019. The 29-item Oxford Happiness Standard was used to collect data to measure social vitality.
Results: The mean score of the females' happiness was estimated at 73.55±12.32 and the majority of the subjects had moderate happiness (60.3%). Moreover, most of the cases had not participated in happiness courses before (85.6%). The results also showed that happiness had no significant relationship with age, educational level, marital status, education level of the spouse, and occupation of spouse among the women (P>0.05); however, happiness showed a significant relationship with income and place of residence (P<0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that the social vitality of working women was moderate; in this respect, it is recommended to officials and planners implement educational interventions to improve the vitality of employees.
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Type of Study: Original Article | Subject: Health Education
Received: 2020/03/17 | Accepted: 2020/06/2 | ePublished ahead of print: 2021/06/7 | ePublished: 2021/06/20

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