Religiosty and Mental Health in Nursing Students.
BACKGROUND
Young people and nursing students are prone to stress and psychological consequences of it. The aim of the current study was to assess the associations between psychopathology and religiosity in the group of nursing university students.


METHODS
The study included 100 nursing students of the Faculty of Health Studies in Mostar. The participants were assessed with the SLC-90-R and Dimensions of Religiosity Questionnaire. Sociodemographic data were also collected.


RESULTS
All SCL-90-R subscales negatively correlated with religiosity showing that the strength of religiosity was associated with better mental health of nursing students. Twenty two percent of potential cases of mental disorder were detected based on the GSI cut-off score. Religiosity was a significant predictor of mental disorder in logistic regression based on the GSI. The year of the study and quality of family relations were associated with students' religiosity. Gender, socioeconomic status and parents' education were associated with higher psychopathology scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Religiosity showed to be important factor of resilience for nursing students. Further studies are needed.
Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ružica
R
Dilber
Dragan
D
Babić
Ivan
I
Vasilj
Marko
M
Martinac
Romana
R
Babić
Branka
B
Aukst-Margetić
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult