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Spiritual health was linked to more responsible environmental behavior

A person in meditation pose sits on elevated terrain overlooking a misty mountain valley landscape under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Research area:Social psychologyReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyEnvironmental Education and Sustainability

What the study found

The study found a significant positive relationship between spiritual health and environmental behavior in the sample from Iran.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors suggest that emphasizing religious teachings and strengthening spiritual health may positively affect people’s environmental behavior. They conclude that providing an appropriate framework can enhance environmental behavior and support environmental protection.

What the researchers tested

This was a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study conducted from 2022 to 2023 across 16 provinces of Iran. The researchers used two validated questionnaires, one for environmental behavior and one for spiritual health, and analyzed the data with structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS version 24.

What worked and what didn't

The analysis indicated a significant positive relationship between spiritual health and environmental behavior. The study also considered age, gender, education level, income, job, and number of family members as other influential variables.

What to keep in mind

The abstract does not describe detailed limitations beyond the cross-sectional design, which means the data were collected at one point in time. The summary also does not provide effect sizes or the results for the additional variables.

Key points

  • A significant positive relationship was found between spiritual health and environmental behavior.
  • The study surveyed 5,548 participants across 16 provinces of Iran.
  • Researchers used validated questionnaires and structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS version 24.
  • The study also examined age, gender, education, income, job, and family size as related variables.
  • The authors suggest that strengthening spiritual health may improve environmental behavior.

Disclosure

Research title:
Spiritual health was linked to more responsible environmental behavior
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:
Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr University, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Ilam, Ilam University, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, University of Florida
Publication date:
2026-01-28
DOI:
10.1186/s40359-026-03956-1
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