Role of Religion in Women's Social Health in Iran

The article investigates the impact of religion on social wellbeing among women. According to related theories, impact of being religious, interpersonal networks and relations and social support were analyzed. The research uses survey methods. Research census is women in the city of Kashan. Predictors of interpersonal networks and relations (e.g. religion) explains 7/6 percent of its variance; predictors of social support (e.g. religion and interpersonal networks) explain 89 percent of its variance; and predictors of social wellbeing (e.g. religion, interpersonal networks and social support) explain 13/79 percent of its variance. Fitness of theoretical model of research was confirmed with structural model analysis (path analysis) of structural equation modeling using Amos software.