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Spiritual health is linked to more environmental behavior in Iran

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What the study found

The study found a significant positive relationship between spiritual health and environmental behavior. In this paper, spiritual health is described as a sense of meaning, purpose, connectedness, moral values, religious beliefs, or inner peace, and environmental behavior refers to how people act toward their surroundings.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors conclude that emphasizing religious teachings and strengthening spiritual health may positively affect people’s environmental behavior. The study suggests that an appropriate framework could enhance environmental behavior and, in turn, promote environmental protection.

What the researchers tested

This was a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study carried out from 2022 to 2023 across 16 provinces in Iran. The researchers used two validated questionnaires on environmental behavior and spiritual health, then analyzed the relationships with structural equation modeling (SEM) using AMOS version 24.

What worked and what didn't

The results indicated a significant positive relationship between spiritual health and environmental behavior. The study also examined other variables, including age, gender, education level, income, job, and number of family members, but the abstract does not report detailed results for each of these factors.

What to keep in mind

Because this was a cross-sectional study, the abstract does not show whether spiritual health causes changes in environmental behavior. The available summary does not describe additional limitations beyond the study design and the fact that only the abstract information is available.

Key points

  • Spiritual health and environmental behavior were found to have a significant positive relationship.
  • The study surveyed 5,548 participants in 16 provinces of Iran.
  • Environmental behavior and spiritual health were measured with validated questionnaires.
  • The analysis used structural equation modeling with AMOS version 24.
  • The abstract says religious teachings and spiritual health may help improve environmental behavior.

Disclosure

Research title:
Spiritual health is linked to more environmental behavior in Iran
Authors:
Reza Fouladi-Fard, Nahid Khoshnamvand, Rasool Mohammadi, Zahra Atafar, Seyed Hamed Mirhoseini, Atefeh Abbasi, Reza Rezaee, Shahram Sadeghi, Reza Saeedi, Nezam Mirzaei, Mehran Yazdandoust, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Sara Hemati, Mina Ghahrchi, Sajad Mazloomi, Ali Jafari, Sadegh Yoosefee, Sina Dobaradaran, Mozhgan Keshtkar, Mohammad Reza Samaei, Hossein Kamani, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Mahdi Ghorbanian, Elham Rahmanzadeh, Elahe Noruzzade, Mohammad-Ebrahim Ghaffari, Faramarz Azimi, Mostafa Rezaali, Fatemeh Piroozfar
Institutions:
Arak University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Ilam University, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr University, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Ilam, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services, Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services, Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services, Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Florida, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Publication date:
2026-01-28
DOI:
10.1186/s40359-026-03956-1
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