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Khodayarian M, khaleghi moori M, Mazloomy S S, Seyed khameshi S S, Yoshany N. The Role of Social Happiness and Vitality in the General Health of Teachers in Yazd. TB 2022; 21 (1) :57-69
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Mahsa Khodayarian 
, Mahdiyeh Khaleghi moori , Seyed saeed Mazloomy , Somayeh sadat Seyed khameshi , Nooshin Yoshany *
, Mahdiyeh Khaleghi moori , Seyed saeed Mazloomy , Somayeh sadat Seyed khameshi , Nooshin Yoshany *
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health , nooshin.yoshany@yahoo.com
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The Role of Social Happiness and Vitality in the General Health of Teachers in Yazd
Mahsa Khodayarian(P.hD.)1, Mahdiyeh Khaleghi Moori(M.Sc.)2, Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad(P.hD.)3, Somayeh Sadat Seyed Khameshi(B.S.)4, Nooshin Yoshany(P.hD.)5
1.Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2.MSc student, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3. Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4.Bachelors' of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5.Corresponding Author:Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email: nooshin.yoshany@yahoo.com Tel:989133511170
Abstract
Introduction: Social happiness and vitality is one of the basic concepts and components of people's lives, especially for teachers, which is closely related to their public health. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the role of social happiness and vitality in the general health of teachers in Yazd.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 junior high school and high school teachers in Yazd participated using cluster sampling. General Health, Oxford Happiness, and Social Vitality questionnaires were utilized for data collection. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 23. Descriptive and analytical statistics, including Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analysis, analysis of variance and t-test were used to determine the predictors of variables. The significance level was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The mean age of participants was 5.46± 31 years. The mean total health score was 56.12 ± 1.18. Among the health dimensions, the highest mean score was related to social health 15.35 ± 2.25. The mean scores of happiness and social vitality were 44.58 ± 1.57 and 66.01 ±5.57, respectively. There was a direct and significant relationship between social vitality, happiness, and general health (p = 0.00). There was also a direct and significant correlation between social vitality and happiness (p <0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the effect of social happiness and vitality on teachers' health, it is suggested that happy lifestyle classes be included in the programs of the Ministry of Education for teachers in the form of in-service courses and recreational camps.
Keywords: Happiness, Social Vitality, Public Health, Teachers.
References
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2-Ebadi BN, Hosseini MA, Rahgoi A, Fallahi Khoshknab M, Biglarian A. The relationship between spiritual health and happiness among nursing students. Journal of nursing education.2017;5(5):23-30.
3-Abedi MR, Mirshah Jafari E, Liaghatdar MJ. Standardization of the oxford happiness inventory in students of isfahan university. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology.2006;12(2):95-100.
4-Ryan RM, Frederick C. On energy, personality, and health: Subjective vitality as a dynamic reflection of well‐being. Journal of personality.1997;65(3):529-65.
5-Kye SY, Park K. Health-related determinants of happiness in Korean adults. International journal of public health.2014;59(5):731-8.
6-Lesani A, Mohammadpoorasl A, Javadi M, Esfeh JM, Fakhari A. Eating breakfast, fruit and vegetable intake and their relation with happiness in college students. Eating and weight disorders-studies on anorexia, bulimia and obesity.2016;21(4):645-51.
7-Amirian S, Bagheri S. Study of Happiness and Excitement in Islam & Testaments View. Scientific Journal Management System.2012;2(2):51-80.
8-Alipoor A, Nori N. A study on reliability and validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale in justice’s staff of Isfahan city. Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health.2006;8(32):85-96.
9-Ghasemzadeh S, Naghsh Z, Afzali L. Teacher's Mental Engagement, Teacher's Happiness, and Organizational Climate: Using Two-Level Teacher-School Modeling. Career and Organizational Counseling.2019;11(40):83-98.
10-Bagherikerachi A, Aflakifard H, Karami M. The Role of City of Darab Elementry School Teachers' Assessment of School Environment Health in Predicting Their Mental Health and Happiness. Journal of School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research.2020;17(4):385-96.
11-Haller M, Hadler M. How Social Relations and Structures can Produce Happiness and Unhappiness: An International Comparative Analysis. Social Indicators Research.2006;75(2):169-216.
12-Alipour A, Aarab Sheibani K. Relation of Hopeness and Happiness with Job Satisfaction among Teachers. Journal of Modern Psychological Researches.2011;6(22):78-65.
13-Hamidi F, Mohamadi B. Teachers quality of work life in secondary schools. International Journal
of Vocational and Technical Education.2012;4(1):1-5.[Persian]
14-Hymavathi K, Saraswathi AB. A study on the concept of quality of work life with respect to jute industry- A literature review. International journal of civil Engineering and technology.2018;9(1):597-607.
15-Ishak D, Razak N, Hussin H, Fhiri N, Ishak S. A literature Review on Quality Teacher’s Working
life.2018;150(1):504-9
16-Johnson S,Cooper C,Cartwright S,Donald I,Taylor P, Millet C. The experience of work-
related stress across occupations. J Managl Psychol.2015;20(2):178-87.
17-Akın A. The relationships between Internet addiction, subjective vitality, and subjective happiness. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.2012;15(8):404-10.
18-Uysal R, Satici SA, Akin A.Mediating effect of Facebook addiction on the relationship between subjective vitality and subjective happiness. Psychological reports. 2013;113(3):948-53.
19-Roberts BW, Walton KE, Viechtbauer W. Patterns of mean-level change in personality traits across the life course: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Psychological bulletin. 2006;132(1):1.
20-Mohammadi Nikoo M, Hosseininia SA, Mohammadi Nikoo A. Investigating the relationship between leisure time and tourists happiness in resorts in Golestan province. Golestan Police Knowledge Quarterly 2018;4(36).
21-Wettstein A, Kuhne F, Tschacher W, La Marca R. Ambulatory assessment of psychological and physiological stress on workdays and free days among teachers. A preliminary study. Frontiers in neuroscience. 2020;14:112.
22-Dreer B. Positive psychological interventions for teachers: A randomised placebo-controlled field experiment investigating the effects of workplace-related positive activities. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology.2020:1-21.
23-Benevene P, De Stasio S, Fiorilli C, Buonomo I, Ragni B, Briegas JJM, et al. Effect of teachers’ happiness on teachers’ health. The mediating role of happiness at work. Frontiers in psychology. 2019;10:2449.
24-Kawamoto R, Yamada A, Okayama M, Tsuruoka K, Satho M, Kajii E. Happiness and background factors in community-dwelling older persons. Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi Japanese journal of geriatrics. 1999;36(12):861-7.
25-Lyubomirsky S, King L, Diener E. The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success? Psychological bulletin.2005;131(6):803.
26-Jalali Z, Heidari A. The relationship between happiness, subjective well-being, creativity and job performance of primary school teachers in Ramhormoz city. International Education Studies.2016;9(6): 45-52.
27-Zareshahabadi A, Torkan R, Hidari M. A survey of the relationship between job satisfaction and social happiness among high-schools teachers of Giroft City. Journal of Applied Sociology. 2013;23(4):165-88.
28-Bagherpour M, Mardani Kh. The Relationship between Happiness and Mindfulness with Job motivation of teachers. Quarterly Journal of Educational Psychology. 2017;7(4): 39-49
Mahsa Khodayarian(P.hD.)1, Mahdiyeh Khaleghi Moori(M.Sc.)2, Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad(P.hD.)3, Somayeh Sadat Seyed Khameshi(B.S.)4, Nooshin Yoshany(P.hD.)5
1.Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2.MSc student, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3. Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4.Bachelors' of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5.Corresponding Author:Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Cneter, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email: nooshin.yoshany@yahoo.com Tel:989133511170
Abstract
Introduction: Social happiness and vitality is one of the basic concepts and components of people's lives, especially for teachers, which is closely related to their public health. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the role of social happiness and vitality in the general health of teachers in Yazd.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 junior high school and high school teachers in Yazd participated using cluster sampling. General Health, Oxford Happiness, and Social Vitality questionnaires were utilized for data collection. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 23. Descriptive and analytical statistics, including Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analysis, analysis of variance and t-test were used to determine the predictors of variables. The significance level was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The mean age of participants was 5.46± 31 years. The mean total health score was 56.12 ± 1.18. Among the health dimensions, the highest mean score was related to social health 15.35 ± 2.25. The mean scores of happiness and social vitality were 44.58 ± 1.57 and 66.01 ±5.57, respectively. There was a direct and significant relationship between social vitality, happiness, and general health (p = 0.00). There was also a direct and significant correlation between social vitality and happiness (p <0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the effect of social happiness and vitality on teachers' health, it is suggested that happy lifestyle classes be included in the programs of the Ministry of Education for teachers in the form of in-service courses and recreational camps.
Keywords: Happiness, Social Vitality, Public Health, Teachers.
References
1-Argyle M. Psychology of Happiness. translated by Masoud Gohari Anaraki and colleagues. Isfahan: University Jehad Publication, Isfahan Branch.2004.
2-Ebadi BN, Hosseini MA, Rahgoi A, Fallahi Khoshknab M, Biglarian A. The relationship between spiritual health and happiness among nursing students. Journal of nursing education.2017;5(5):23-30.
3-Abedi MR, Mirshah Jafari E, Liaghatdar MJ. Standardization of the oxford happiness inventory in students of isfahan university. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology.2006;12(2):95-100.
4-Ryan RM, Frederick C. On energy, personality, and health: Subjective vitality as a dynamic reflection of well‐being. Journal of personality.1997;65(3):529-65.
5-Kye SY, Park K. Health-related determinants of happiness in Korean adults. International journal of public health.2014;59(5):731-8.
6-Lesani A, Mohammadpoorasl A, Javadi M, Esfeh JM, Fakhari A. Eating breakfast, fruit and vegetable intake and their relation with happiness in college students. Eating and weight disorders-studies on anorexia, bulimia and obesity.2016;21(4):645-51.
7-Amirian S, Bagheri S. Study of Happiness and Excitement in Islam & Testaments View. Scientific Journal Management System.2012;2(2):51-80.
8-Alipoor A, Nori N. A study on reliability and validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale in justice’s staff of Isfahan city. Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health.2006;8(32):85-96.
9-Ghasemzadeh S, Naghsh Z, Afzali L. Teacher's Mental Engagement, Teacher's Happiness, and Organizational Climate: Using Two-Level Teacher-School Modeling. Career and Organizational Counseling.2019;11(40):83-98.
10-Bagherikerachi A, Aflakifard H, Karami M. The Role of City of Darab Elementry School Teachers' Assessment of School Environment Health in Predicting Their Mental Health and Happiness. Journal of School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research.2020;17(4):385-96.
11-Haller M, Hadler M. How Social Relations and Structures can Produce Happiness and Unhappiness: An International Comparative Analysis. Social Indicators Research.2006;75(2):169-216.
12-Alipour A, Aarab Sheibani K. Relation of Hopeness and Happiness with Job Satisfaction among Teachers. Journal of Modern Psychological Researches.2011;6(22):78-65.
13-Hamidi F, Mohamadi B. Teachers quality of work life in secondary schools. International Journal
of Vocational and Technical Education.2012;4(1):1-5.[Persian]
14-Hymavathi K, Saraswathi AB. A study on the concept of quality of work life with respect to jute industry- A literature review. International journal of civil Engineering and technology.2018;9(1):597-607.
15-Ishak D, Razak N, Hussin H, Fhiri N, Ishak S. A literature Review on Quality Teacher’s Working
life.2018;150(1):504-9
16-Johnson S,Cooper C,Cartwright S,Donald I,Taylor P, Millet C. The experience of work-
related stress across occupations. J Managl Psychol.2015;20(2):178-87.
17-Akın A. The relationships between Internet addiction, subjective vitality, and subjective happiness. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.2012;15(8):404-10.
18-Uysal R, Satici SA, Akin A.Mediating effect of Facebook addiction on the relationship between subjective vitality and subjective happiness. Psychological reports. 2013;113(3):948-53.
19-Roberts BW, Walton KE, Viechtbauer W. Patterns of mean-level change in personality traits across the life course: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Psychological bulletin. 2006;132(1):1.
20-Mohammadi Nikoo M, Hosseininia SA, Mohammadi Nikoo A. Investigating the relationship between leisure time and tourists happiness in resorts in Golestan province. Golestan Police Knowledge Quarterly 2018;4(36).
21-Wettstein A, Kuhne F, Tschacher W, La Marca R. Ambulatory assessment of psychological and physiological stress on workdays and free days among teachers. A preliminary study. Frontiers in neuroscience. 2020;14:112.
22-Dreer B. Positive psychological interventions for teachers: A randomised placebo-controlled field experiment investigating the effects of workplace-related positive activities. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology.2020:1-21.
23-Benevene P, De Stasio S, Fiorilli C, Buonomo I, Ragni B, Briegas JJM, et al. Effect of teachers’ happiness on teachers’ health. The mediating role of happiness at work. Frontiers in psychology. 2019;10:2449.
24-Kawamoto R, Yamada A, Okayama M, Tsuruoka K, Satho M, Kajii E. Happiness and background factors in community-dwelling older persons. Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi Japanese journal of geriatrics. 1999;36(12):861-7.
25-Lyubomirsky S, King L, Diener E. The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success? Psychological bulletin.2005;131(6):803.
26-Jalali Z, Heidari A. The relationship between happiness, subjective well-being, creativity and job performance of primary school teachers in Ramhormoz city. International Education Studies.2016;9(6): 45-52.
27-Zareshahabadi A, Torkan R, Hidari M. A survey of the relationship between job satisfaction and social happiness among high-schools teachers of Giroft City. Journal of Applied Sociology. 2013;23(4):165-88.
28-Bagherpour M, Mardani Kh. The Relationship between Happiness and Mindfulness with Job motivation of teachers. Quarterly Journal of Educational Psychology. 2017;7(4): 39-49
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