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Abstract

Purpose. Academic well-being plays a crucial role in the success and satisfaction of medical students. However, the factors that contribute to academic well-being in this population are not well understood. This study aims to investigate the impact of spiritual health and hope on predicting academic well-being in a sample of medical students from Iran.

Method. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 medical students from a university in Iran. The participants completed the Spiritual Health Scale, the Hope for Education Scale and the Academic Well-being Scale. The data collection was conducted in the second semester of the academic year 2022-2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis.

Results. An overall of 146 individuals took part in the research, yielding an 81% response rate. The results revealed that religious health significantly predicted all dimensions of academic well-being. The most influential predictor of the university value dimension was hope for the usefulness of university (β= 0.34, 95% CI: 0.47_1.19). Additionally, religious health emerged as the most significant predictor of academic satisfaction (β= 0.30, 95% CI: 0.10_0.34). Furthermore, the hope for life skills showed the strongest negative relationship with the burnout towards the university dimension (β= -0.31, 95% CI: -0.77_-0.22) and engagement with university work (β= -0.32, 95% CI: -0.76_-0.21).

Conclusion. The study’s findings highlight the need for interventions aimed at improving academic well-being in this population should take into account the influence of spiritual health and academic hope. The findings suggest that religious beliefs and certain dimensions of academic hope may significantly contribute to the improvement of academic well-being among medical students. This implies that there are important implications for theory, practice, and policy that should be considered.

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