ارتباط دعا با سلامت رواني و عملكرد شغلي كاركنان فني صنايع مهمات سازي

The Relation Between Use of Prayers, Mental Health, and Job Performance Among Technical Workers of Tehran Ammunition Industries

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the relation between use of prayers, mental health, and job performance among the technical workers of Tehran ammunition Industries Group in Tehran. Method: The subjects, 304 men were randomly selected. The average age of subjects was 38.9 years and their average years of service was 18. Most of the subjects (42.1%) had primary education. The data were collected through GHQ- 28, a prayer questionnaire, and a job performance questionnaire. Through descriptive statistical methods, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, t-tests and one-tail ANOVA, data were further analyzed. Findings: The findings showed that a significant relation exists between the use of prayers and mental health among the subjects; an increase in the use of prayers resulted in the increase in mental health level. Moreover, the use of prayers showed a significant relation with Anxiety and Depression sub-scales of General Health Questionnaire. In other words, increased use of prayers was accompanied by reduced scores of anxiety and depression. Results: There is a relation between prayers and mental health. However, there is niether a relation between prayers and job performance, nor between job performance and mental health.