the association between religious attitude and optimism in students of nursing and paramedicine faculty of jahrom university

conclusions it is suggested to consider practical programs to maintain religious believes in students. materials and methods this was a descriptive analytic study. study population was 370 students selected by census sampling from all students of this faculty. gathering data tools were religious attitude questionnaire (golriz and brahani 1974) and life orientation test questionnaire (lot-r). results there was a meaningful association between religious attitude and optimism (p = 0.03, r = 0.62). religious attitude and optimism were different in both genders based on the field of study. background; religion as one of the most important factors animates human values, and individual behaviors and experiences. therefore, religion and its effects in psychology have been among investigation issues in social science for a century. objectives this study was performed to assess the association between religious attitude and optimism in students of nursing and paramedicine faculty of jahrom university of medical sciences.