Investigating the Eeffect of Quranic Intimacy on Risky Beahavior in Medical Students of Hamadan and Tabriz Universities of Medical Sciences in 2022

Student life is one of the most sensitive stages of people's lives, which can also be prone to some behavioral damage, like risky behaviors. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between Quranic Intimacy and the incidence of risky behaviors among students. 

The present study is a descriptive and analytical study of correlational and cross-sectional type. The research community was all students of Hamadan and Tabriz Universities of Medical Sciences, and the sample population was selected using stratified and random sampling. The tools used in this research included: the Quranic intimacy scale and the risk taking of Iranian youth scale. To analyze the data, the statistical test of percentage and frequency, mean and standard deviation, Kolmogorov–Smirnov test for normality of data, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation were used. All analyzes were performed using SPSS software version 24.

690 students participated in the study (50% male). The results of the statistical analysis showed that familiarity with the Holy Quran has a significant and meaningful effect on reducing the occurrence of risky behaviors. This effect was observed in all dimensions of risky behaviors including: dangerous driving, violence, smoking, unsafe sexual behavior, alcohol and drugs abuse and psychotropic substances (P<0/05). 

According to the positive effect of intimacy with the Holy Quran on risky behaviors, the reduction of these behaviors in each of its dimensions, it is necessary to strengthen and improve the relationship with the Qur'an. Therefore, in this direction, short-term and long-term planning and the implementation of various educational programs and the promotion of the Qur'an and intimacy with it at the micro and macro levels and in various age groups, especially students, are necessary.