This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different aspects of religiosity and general health. Using randomized cluster sampling, a number of 130 students from Alghadir- the Technical and vocational university in Zanjan-were selected as sample. This study was a descriptive - correlation research. The Religiosity Scale was used to measure the level of religiosity. This scale was developed based on multidimensional religiosity theory of Glark and Stark; it evaluates four dimensions of religiosity such as emotions, consequences, beliefs, and rituals. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used for assessing the general health; it consists of four physical subscales: anxiety, having nightmares, social dysfunction, and depression. The correlation between the scores of the two questionnaires was analyzed. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the scores of general health and overall religiosity (p=0.01,r=-0.42). The belief, experience, and ritual dimensions of religiosity had a significant correlation with several measures of general health. The consequence dimension of religiosity had no relationship with any of the subscales of general health.
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