لیلی مازار - Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
مصطفی نصیرزاده - Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
عباس صادقی حسن آبادی - Department of Islamic Studies, School of Health, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
یاسر سلیم آبادی - Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

Background and Objectives: The three main elements of the home, study environment, and mass media have a fundamental role in the tendency and attitude of adolescents and young people to pray. This study was conducted to determine students’ attitudes toward prayer, the causes of their tendency toward it, and its impact on various aspects of their lives. Methods: This descriptive study was performed among ۱۹۲ students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan City, Iran. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire through the press line system. Data were analyzed by SPSS software, version ۱۸ using an independent t-test and One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at a significance level of less than ۰.۰۵. Results: A total of ۶۰.۹% of students reported that they perform daily prayers. The Mean±SD score of students’ attitude about praying is ۱۲۱.۹۹±۱۹۹.۹۷ out of ۱۶۵. A significant correlation was observed between the mean score of attitude and behavior. A significant relationship was also found between the mean score of students’ attitudes and the variables of father’s education, father’s and mother’s occupation (P<۰.۰۵). The students believed that prayer brings peace and vitality to the soul, order and discipline in life, good mood, family unity, and reduced anxiety and stress. Conclusion: Considering the role and impact of family and university environment on students’ prayer and students’ beliefs on the impact of prayer on various life issues, paying attention to the results of this type of research to institutionalize prayer among students can be useful.

Prayer, Attitude, Behavior, Students, نماز, نگرش, رفتار, دانشجویان