Abstract
Objective: The present study was designed to examine the college student's mental health predication model based on religious faith mediated by happiness, ambivalent attachment style and locus of control. Methods: The method of study was correlational. The statistical population included all college students of the Shiraz University in the academic year of 2013-2014. The sample included 240 college students selected by convenience sampling method. Measures included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28, 1979), the Religious Faith Scale (RFS, 2014), the Oxford Happiness Scale (OHI, 1989), the Collins and Read Attachment Scale (RAAS, 1990), and the Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (RLCS, 1966). The data were analyzed by multiple regression, path analysis and structural equation modeling methods. Results: The data were analyzed by multiple regression, path analysis and structural equation modeling methods. The results of the study show that the variables of religious faith (ρ = 0.0001, β = 0.29), happiness variable (ρ = 0.0001, β = 0.37) and ambivalent attachment (ρ = 0.0001, β = 0.29) were able to predict mental health in a positive and meaningful way. Likewise, religious faith positively and significantly predicted happiness (ρ = 0.0001, β = 0.54) and ambivalent attachment (ρ = 0.0001, β = -0.21) negatively and meaningfully. The religious faith could not predict the locus of control. The mediating role of happiness was confirmed. However, the mediating role of ambivalent attachment style and locus of control was not confirmed. Conclusion: The modified model confirmed the mediating role of happiness between religious faith and mental health. Therefore, those components of faith that lead to happiness might be a protective marker for mental health.
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