Introduction and Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the association between physical activity, religious beliefs and happiness among older women. Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted among 97 women (including 46 active and 51 inactive elderly) aged more than 55 years old living in the Rasht city. Participants were recruited using simple random sampling method. Wo...

  Background and Objectives: Today, happiness and life satisfaction play a crucial role in women’s health in every society. This study was conducted to compare the level of happiness and life satisfaction between employed women and housewives and to examine the factors affecting it.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 720 employed women and housewives in Kerman, Iran in 20...

The present study investigates and compare happiness, coping strategies and social anxiety in two groups of adolescents and young families living in centers boarding as well as boys and girls. In this study, 147 boys and girls aged 12 to 18 years, cluster sampling, all available sampling from Tehran and adolescents, the teenagers living in centers boarding houses and city government in Tehran w...

Objectives: This study has investigated the predictive value of psychological constructs including stressfulness of life, depression, happiness and social support on the rate of suicidal thoughts in students. Method: The study sample included 1094 boys and girls residing in the Tehran University’s student dormitory. The participants completed Suicidal Ideation Scale (SIS), Student Depression Sc...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy on depression, quality of life and happiness of women with depression. This study methodology was quasi-experimental with one group pretest posttest design. 30 patients with minor and mild depression selected by purposeful sampling method on the basis of their attained cut-off point in Beck Depression Inventory (10-14 s...

This study has been conducted in the academic year of 2014-2015 to investigate the relationship between authentic personality and happiness and psychological well-being of students in Birjand University of Medical Sciences. This descriptive-correlational study has been done on 325 students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2014-2015. These students were selected ...

Background: Health promoting behaviors are one of the main determinants of human being health as a way to achieve better quality of life. This study aimed to determine effective factors on health promoting behaviors and happiness among women referred to health centers of south of Tehran. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study conducted with 461 women referred to health centers of south of ...