Developing a Framework for Improving Student Lifestyle in Iranian Society: A Content Analysis Approach

Adequate attention to the lifestyle of students as a potential human capital in society and its improvement in building the future of the country is a necessity. Therefore, this study aims to provide a conceptual framework for the lifestyle improvement factors of students in Iranian society. The orientation of the present study was developmental with a qualitative methodology. The strategy chosen in the qualitative methodology was an example of a purposeful combination of analogy and induction called content-guided and cumulative analysis. The unit of analysis for studying theoretical and experimental texts was based on the unit of analysis of word/symbol and theme. The study’s statistical population was the faculty members of the university. Of them, twelve were purposefully selected by the chain method as the sample size. Text analysis and semi-structured interviews were also used for data collection. The quality control of content analysis was conducted by receiving the opinions of experts as a specialized committee and the coefficient of agreement between the coders. With the approval of the specialized committee and the estimation of the coefficient of agreement of 0.87, our findings had the necessary validation and trust. According to the findings, 54 semantic codes were classified into three main categories of mental, individual, and social capabilities and presented in a NET framework as lifestyle improvement factors of students in Iranian society.