1. Relationship between Religious Orientation, Anxiety, and Depression among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Sedighe FOROUHARI, Saeed HOSSEINI TESHNIZI, Mohammad Hasan EHRAMPOUSH, Seyed Saeed MAZLOOMY MAHMOODABAD, Hossein FALLAHZADEH, Seyed Ziaeddin TABEI, Mohammad NAMI, Masoud MIRZAEI, Bahia NAMAVAR JAHROMI, Seyyed Mehrdad HOSSEINI TESHNIZI, Jalil GHANI DEHKORDI, and Maryamsadat KAZEMITABAEE
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Religious orientation ,Anxiety ,Depression ,Meta-analysis ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Background: Religious obligation helps people to develop mental health by creating internal commitment to special rules. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the relationship between religious orientation and anxiety among college students. Methods: Major scientific databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, ProQuest and PsycINFO were searched for original research articles published 1987-2016. A random effect model was used to combine Correlation coefficient. All analyses were performed using Stata MP. Results: After screening of 7235 documents, 13 articles including 5620 participants met inclusion criteria in this meta-analysis. Correlation coefficient was -0.08 (95% CI= -0.19, -0.03) which indicated with increasing religious orientation, anxiety and depression reduced (P
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- 2019
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