Abstract
Introduction:
Considering the role of social health, academic engagement and problem-solving styles in students' academic vitality, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between social health, academic engagement and problem-solving styles with academic vitality of medical students at Ramsar University of Medical Sciences (Pardis).
Materials & Methods:
This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 121 medical students at Ramsar University of Medical Sciences Autonomous Campus in the academic year 2024-2025 using random sampling method. Data collection tools included the academic vitality questionnaires of Hossein Chari and Dehghani Zadeh (2012), Cassidy and Long's problem-solving styles (1996), academic engagement of Salamla Aro and Upadhyaya (2012), and Keyes' social health (2004). To confirm the validity of the research tools, face and content validity were used. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics and using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression test using SPSS software (version 27).
Results:
There was a significant positive relationship between the dimensions of social health (social flourishing, social solidarity, social cohesion, social acceptance, social participation), academic engagement and constructive problem-solving style with students' academic vitality. There was also a significant negative relationship between unconstructive problem-solving style and students' academic vitality.
Conclusion:
The results of the study showed that the components of academic engagement, social flourishing and unconstructive problem-solving style have the greatest explanatory power regarding the criterion variable of academic vitality.
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