The Relationship Between SocialCultural Factors （SocialCultural因素之间的关系）.pdf

World Journal of Sport Sciences 7 (1): 20-23, 2012 ISSN 2078-4724 © IDOSI Publications, 2012 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjss.20167 The Relationship Between Social-Cultural Factors and Mental Health of Students of Razi University of Kermanshah 1 2 3 Ali Karimi, Mahmoud Goudarzi and Nejat Mohammadi Far 1Department of Physical Education, Payam Noor University, Iran 2Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Iran 3University of Esfahan, Iran Abstract: The aim of the present study was to consider the relationship between cultural-social factors and students’ mental health in Razi University of Kermanshah. The study was conducted using the survey and through questionnaires. Statistical population consisted o f students in Razi University of Kermanshah. To facilitate and expedite the research and to save time and cost, inevitably, 300 individuals were selected from the statistical population by systematic random sampling. Face validity was used for research validity and Cronbach’s Alpha was used for the research reliability. Pearson correlation coefficient was used as a statistical technique, comparison of the means was used to test the hypotheses and regression techniques were used to measure the research model. The research findings showed a significant relationship between variables such as leisure (r=0.44), sports (r=0.53), religion (r=0.48), marital status (r=0.71), music (r=0.45) and stress (r=0.31) and the mental health of the students. Regression results showed that these five variables (religion, sports, music, marital status and locatio