other <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black">Introduction:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Family is the most fundamental social institution that forms the core of society. The beginning of family formation is marriage, which has a history as long as human life. Finding out about the criteria for choosing a spouse for marriage can be a way to identify marriage and family problems; on the other hand, Iran is an Islamic country, and religion is influential in various aspects of people&#39;s lives. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between religious values and the criteria for choosing a spouse from the perspective of students at Yazd University of Medical Sciences students.</span><br> <b><span style="color:black">Methods and Materials:</span></b><span style="color:black"> The present descriptive-correlation study was conducted in 2023. In this study, 190 students from Yazd University of Medical Sciences participated by random cluster sampling and multi-stage method. Data collection was performed using a demographic information questionnaire, Glock and Stark religiosity questionnaire, and Mate Selection Criteria Inventory. Data analysis was carried out with SPSS.V22 software.</span><br> <b><span style="color:black">Results:</span></b><span style="color:black"> The average age of the students was 21.23 &plusmn; 1.66; most participants were female students (64.2%) and single (95%). The average score of the students&rsquo; spouse selection criteria was (246.98 &plusmn; 32.98), and there was a statistically significant relationship between the student&#39;s employment variable and the spouse selection criteria score (<i>p</i> = 0.02). The student&#39;s average score of religious values was (56.72 &plusmn; 16.07), and there was a statistically significant association between the place of residence, educational level, and education of parents with the total score of religious values (<i>p</i>&nbsp; =0.05). Also, a positive and significant statistical relationship was found between spiritual values and criteria for choosing a spouse (<i>p</i> = 0.036).</span><br> <b><span style="color:black">Conclusion and Discussion:</span></b><span style="color:black"> According to the findings of this research, the most important factors for choosing a spouse from the student&#39;s point of view were the cultural, family, and moral dimensions, which had a significant correlation with religious values. Therefore, it is essential to become acquainted with one another in detail before marriage.</span></span></span></span></div> <br> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><img alt="" src="./files/site1/images/888.jpg" style="width: 1000px; height: 36px;" ></span> Religion, Spouses, Students 140 140 http://ibj.pasteur.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4696-144&slc_lang=other&sid=1 Zahra Pourmovahed No Mohammad Hasanzade Yes Behzad Roozbeh No Parinaz Rouzbeh No