Correlation of Religious Orientation Role in Academic Achievement in Students of Nursing &Midwifery Faculty of Zanjan in 2011

Students are risk groups in society. They may be stressed and worried. Religious beliefs may help them overcome their stress and worry and enhance their academic achievement. This research is a correlational study. Study population consisted of emergency, midwifery and operating room sophomores. Sample size was 82 students that were selected by purposive randomize sampling. Demographic scale and 21-question Alport scale were used to gather data. No significant relationship between external religious mark and other factors was found. But, religious feelings had a positive relationship with age (p=0.022, r=0.253), employment (p=0.13, r=0.274), and education (p=0.022,r=0.253). On the other hand, religious feelings had a negative relationship with marital status (p=0.003, r=0.323) and religious code conduct. There was no significant correlation between academic achievement and religious beliefs. Knowing effective factors is important in academic achievement; therefore, more research is recommended.