The relationship between the religious attitudes with marital satisfaction and psychological health and resilience in prison officer

Abstract

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious attitude and mental health and marital satisfaction is mediated by resiliency. Materials and Methods: The research is a descriptive – correlation study. 60 samples were chosen randomly among Chenaran prison staff. Study Tools were Baraheni Religious Attitude Scale, Connor and Davidson Resiliency Scale, GHQ-28 mental health and ENRICH couple scale. The research data were analyzed using the statistical software SPSS and Pearson correlation coefficient, Regression and ANOVA analysis. Results: Our findings indicate an inverse significant relationship between religious attitude and mental health Score (P>0.01), as well as positive significant relationship between religious attitudes and marital satisfaction (P>0.05). In addition, there is not a significant relationship between resiliency and mental health, but there is a significant positive relationship between marital satisfaction and resiliency (P>0.01). ANOVA analysis showed that religious attitude and resiliency as a complement predict 43 percent of to marital satisfaction. Conclusion: Research findings indicate the relationship between religious attitudes and resiliency, with components of mental health and marital satisfaction. Keywords: Religious attitudes, Resiliency, Psychological health, Marital satisfaction For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.