Author/Authors :
Ebadi Abbas نويسنده , Montazeri Ali نويسنده PhD, Professor, Mental Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Re-search, Academic Center for Ed , Saghebi Roshanak نويسنده Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Mojahedi Morteza نويسنده Department of Traditional Iranian Medicine, Faculty of Traditional Iranian Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Mozaffarpur Seyyed Ali نويسنده Research Committee, Office of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran , Salmannezhad Hossein نويسنده Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Iranian
Traditional Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol,
Iran , Gheisari Davood نويسنده Student Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Goudarzi Sajad نويسنده Student Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background Mizaj (Temperament) is one of the fundamental concepts
of Persian Medicine (PM) and identifying this concept is crucial for
providing various healthcare recommendations and for the treatment of
patients. In PM, various indices can indicate a person’s Mizaj, one of
them is the happiness of people. From this perspective, people with warm
Mizaj are happier than people with cold Mizaj. Objectives The aim of
this study was to assess the correlation between happiness and Mizaj.
Methods In order to conduct this Cross Sectional
(descriptive-correlational) study based on convenience sampling method,
610 participants completed the 29-item Oxford Happiness Questionnaire
(OHQ) and the 10-item Mojahedi Mizaj questionnaire (MMQ). The study
started since September, 2016 and ended in November, 2016 in Tehran,
Iran. The collected data were compared by chi-squared test. Results The
frequency of happy individuals in warm, temperate, and cold Mizaj groups
was 85.2%, 79% and 58.2%, respectively. According to the results of
chi-squared test, individuals with cold Mizaj were significantly less
happy than people with warm and temperate Mizaj. However, there was no
significant difference between warm and temperate Mizaj groups.
Moreover, the level of happiness in people with wet Mizaj was not
significantly different from people with dry Mizaj. Conclusions There is
a significant correlation between happiness and an individual’s Mizaj.
Accordingly, one of the hypotheses regarding indices of Mizaj
identification in PM is strengthened. This index can be used in
researches associated with designing and validating Mizaj evaluative
scales in PM to differentiate cold and warm Mizaj.
