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Meaning in life among Muslim students

Meaning in life as a psychological phenomenon is only understood based on the Western perspective which calls for exploring Muslims’ perception about the concept. Fifteen Muslim postgraduate students from the IIUM participated in the study. With the use of a semi-structured interview that lasted for...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Mardiana, Abd. Razak, Abdul latif, Olagoke, Salami Mutiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011
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BF501 Motivation
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/12055/1/Meaning_in_life_among_Muslim_Students.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.120552012-04-23T00:31:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12055/ Meaning in life among Muslim students Mohamad, Mardiana Abd. Razak, Abdul latif Olagoke, Salami Mutiu BF501 Motivation Meaning in life as a psychological phenomenon is only understood based on the Western perspective which calls for exploring Muslims’ perception about the concept. Fifteen Muslim postgraduate students from the IIUM participated in the study. With the use of a semi-structured interview that lasted for 12-25 minutes for each participant, six themes emerged from the transcribed data. Findings reveal that Muslim students perceive that having a close relationship with God and serving His purpose helps them to perceive life to be meaningful.. Implications for the study based on cultural and existential factors and religion were also discussed. Elsevier 2011 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12055/1/Meaning_in_life_among_Muslim_Students.pdf Mohamad, Mardiana and Abd. Razak, Abdul latif and Olagoke, Salami Mutiu (2011) Meaning in life among Muslim students. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 30. pp. 743-747. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811019707
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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Mohamad, Mardiana
Abd. Razak, Abdul latif
Olagoke, Salami Mutiu
Meaning in life among Muslim students
description Meaning in life as a psychological phenomenon is only understood based on the Western perspective which calls for exploring Muslims’ perception about the concept. Fifteen Muslim postgraduate students from the IIUM participated in the study. With the use of a semi-structured interview that lasted for 12-25 minutes for each participant, six themes emerged from the transcribed data. Findings reveal that Muslim students perceive that having a close relationship with God and serving His purpose helps them to perceive life to be meaningful.. Implications for the study based on cultural and existential factors and religion were also discussed.
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/12055/1/Meaning_in_life_among_Muslim_Students.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/12055/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811019707
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