effects of stress management on general health and lifestyle of students of imam hossein university

background the impact of stress in today's world is undeniable and because of the impact of stress on general personal health, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of stress management on students' general health during general training at the army school of imam hossein university, tehran. materials & methods the present research was a quasi-experimental study. the population included all army students enrolled in the military training program at imam hossein university. the sampling method was multi stage; in the first stage, the sample was a census and conducted for screening purposes to determine the general health condition of students. in next stage, random assignment was performed. data collection instruments included two questionnaires on personal information (demographic) and general health questionnaires (ghq) with 28 items. findings there was a difference between mean scores of general health in experimental, healthy control and patient control groups but the difference was not statistically significant. conclusion this lack of effect in this study perhaps is because of religious and political and ideological training in the political-ideological courses offered to students. hence one may conclude that those courses may have had an effect on the general health and stress management skills of students.