a comparison of social health components among the farmers in the villages of saffron and other plants in south khorasan province

Background: social health is defined as the individual’s ability to effectively and efficiently playsocial roles without hurting other people. it is the examination of an individual’s activities andstatus in society. saffron cultivation, given its special properties, such as teamwork, cooperation,and social correlation, plays a major role in social health. thus, the current study was done tocompare the social health components among the farmers in saffron villages and the others insouth khorasan province.methods: the current study was applied and comparative. the statistical population includedthe farmers in saffron villages and the others in south khorasan province in 2018. the sampleconsisted of 550 farmers (275 producing saffron and 275 producing other plants) based on thecochran formula who were selected through multistage sampling. the tool used to collect thedata was keyes’s standard social well-being questionnaire (2004), consisting of 28 questions.after collecting the questionnaires, the data were analyzed using spss v. 23 and an independentt-test at a significance level of p<0.05.results: there was a significant difference between the villagers planting saffron and otherplants regarding their social health levels (p<0.000). the obtained t-value for social health, as adependent variable, was 15.47. the obtained t-value for all the aspects of social health was higherthan the acceptable t-value (p<0.05).conclusion: the results showed that saffron villages had higher social solidarity, compared toother plants. because cooperation and collaboration are necessary for different stages of saffronproduction, social cohesion is naturally reinforced.