%0 Journal Article %A Marashi, Ali %A Savadkouhi, Sahar %A Khademi, Zahra %T Evaluation of the Relationship between Spiritual Health, Self-Esteem and Impulsivity in Students of Shahid Chamran University %J Religion and Health %V 3 %N 1 %U http://jrh.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-213-en.html %R %D 2015 %K Impulsivity, Self-esteem, Spiritual health, Students, %X Background and Purpose: Risky decisions play a pivotal role in personal and social life, and disruptions in these decisions may lead to impulsive behaviors in individuals. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between spiritual health, self-esteem and impulsivity in students of Shahid Chamran University in Ahwaz, Iran. Materials and Methods: This correlative study was conducted on 285 students selected by cluster random sampling. Subjects completed three questionnaires about spiritual health, self-esteem and impulsivity. Spiritual health and self-esteem were considered as predictors, and impulsivity was considered as response variable. Data analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation-coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. Results: In this study, subjects with high self-esteem and spiritual health were observed to have lower impulsivity. In addition, coefficients of linear regression with repeated input pattern to combine multiple variables for spiritual health and self-esteem with impulsivity were significant (P=0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, there was a significant correlation between spiritual health, self-esteem and impulsivity in students of Shahid Chamran University. In other words, students with higher spiritual health and self-esteem had lower impulsivity. %> http://jrh.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-213-en.pdf %P 49-56 %& 49 %! %9 Original Research %L A-10-598-12 %+ MSc Student of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shahid Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran %G eng %@ 2345-5268 %[ 2015