The relationship between attitude and practical commitment to prayer and the level of health promoting behaviors and resilience in students of Kashan University of Medical Sciences, 2019

Prayer is a means of restraining the self-esteem and comfort of believers. Resilience is seen as a capacity to withstand stress and disaster, this study aimed to determine the relationship between attitude and practical commitment to prayer with health promotion and resiliency behaviors among students of Kashan University of Medical Sciences.

This cross-sectional study was performed on all students of Kashan University of Medical Scienc .Inclusion criteria were education, employment and willingness and informed consent to participate in the study ,Random multi-stage data collection was used for sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire: Practical attitude and commitment to prayer, Health Promotion Lifestyle (HPLPII), and Connor-Davidson Resiliency (CD-RIS). Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 using descriptive and analytical statistics.

42.5% of the students (170 students) were male. The mean and standard deviation of the students' age was 22.53±1.73. Mean score of attitude and practical commitment of students to prayer was (52.1±10.11), health promotion behaviors (126.18±21.11), and resilience (88.98±14.71); There was a significant relationship between the mean score of students' attitude and practical commitment to prayer and the mean score of health promoting and resilience behaviors (P<0.05).

Considering the statistical correlation between attitude and practical commitment to prayer with health-promoting behaviors and resiiency; Behavioral implications of practical attitude and commitment to prayer can be used to improve and promote resilience and health promotion behaviors of students.