structural model of the association between spiritual health and self-esteem in students of yazd farhangian university and the mediating role of general health

چکیده مقاله

background: spiritual and mental health are the components affecting self-esteem and a necessary feature of every teacher. this study aims at examining the association between spiritual health and self-esteem of students of yazd farhangian university and the mediating role of general health in the academic year 2020-2021. methods: this was an analytical and cross-sectional study conducted on all the students-teachers of yazd farhangian university. 323 people were selected as a sample based on cochran’s formula. data were collected through the paloutzian, r. f., and ellison, c. w.’s spiritual well-being scale (swbs), goldberg's general health questionnaire (ghq-28), and the coopersmith self-esteem inventory (csei). to analyze the research data, pearson correlation coefficient, covariance-based structural equation modeling (cb-sem), bootstrapping technique, and fit indices for structural equation modeling were employed through spss and amos 24 at a significance level of less than 0.05. results: findings revealed a positive and significant correlation between spiritual health and general health (r= 0.316, p<0/001), as well as between general health and self-esteem (r=0.423, p<0/001). furthermore, there was a positive and significant association between spiritual health and self-esteem (r=0.339, p<0/01). the findings also emphasized the significance of the general health’s mediating role between the spiritual health and self-esteem variables. conclusions: considering the significant, positive and strong relationship between spiritual health and general health as well as self-esteem, it is recommended that to enhance the adolescents’ spiritual and general health and increase their self-esteem, educational programs be revised and more attention be paid to employ farhangian university students.