بررسي عزت نفس دانش‌جويان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي‌گناباد شركت‌كننده در مراسم اعتكاف در سال 1394: يك مطالعه توصيفي

Studying the Self-Esteem of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences Students Participating in the I’tikaf Ceremony in 2015: A Descriptive Study

زمينه و هدف: يكي از مسائل مهمي كه در سلامت رواني افراد مطرح مي­باشد عزت نفس است و يكي از مؤلفه­هاي مؤثر بر عزت نفس اعتقادات مذهبي و ياد و ذكر خداوند متعال مي­باشد. بنابراين، اين پژوهش به منظور تعيين عزت نفس دانش‌جويان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي گناباد شركت كننده در مراسم اعتكاف در سال 1394 انجام شد. مواد و روش‌ها: در پژوهش توصيفي حاضر، 75 نفر از افراد شركت كننده در مراسم اعتكاف به صورت سرشماري و 75 نفر به طور تصادفي ساده از بين دانش‌جويان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي گناباد در سال 1394 انتخاب شدند. داده­ ها از طريق پرسش‌نامه اطلاعات جمعيت­شناختي و پرسش­نامه عزت نفس كوپر اسميت (Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory) جمع‌آوري شد. تجزيه و تحليل داده­ها با استفاده از روش­هاي آمار توصيفي و تحليلي (آزمون­هاي t-test، Mann-Whitney، Chi-square و paired t-test) در سطح معني­داري 0/05

Background and Objectives: Self-esteem is one of the important issues in mental health. Religious beliefs and remembrance of God are among factors affecting self-esteem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-esteem of students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences who participated in the I’tikaf ceremony in 2015. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study where the individuals participating in the I’tikaf ceremony were selected by census (n=75) and 75 persons were selected via simple randomization method from among the students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences in 2015. Data were collected using a demographics form and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (ttest, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, and paired t-test) at the significance level of p <0.05. Results: There was a significant difference between the total score of self-esteem in the I’tikaf group before and after the ceremony (p=0.001), but there was no significant difference in the control group before and after the ceremony (p=0.17). The mean difference of self-esteem total score in the I’tikaf group was more than that of the control group, which was statistically significant (p=0.01). Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that participation in this ceremony and similar rituals can improve the variables of mental health such as self-esteem, which its universality requires the exact planning of those in charge.