A Meta-analysis of Conducted Researches in the Area of Iranian Youth's Social Health

Individuals' health in society especially that of youth, on the one hand, is considered one of the significant indicators of development of societies and, on the other, can play a fundamental role in a society's development. Planners in different societies, therefore, are determined to improve and promote their level of social health. Among the ways to promote the level of social health is to investigate the amount of this indicator in the society and to identify the factors influencing the betterment of individuals' social health. In order to do this, using meta-analysis method, the present research studies the factors influencing youth's social health in conducted researches in this area. It seeks to identify these influential factors as well as the weak points of the researches involving youth's social health. The findings of this study reveal that variables, including social support, religiousness, socioeconomic status, sex, and marital status are the most significant factors influencing youth's social health.