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The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia

Modern-day working environment is often characterized with numerous and dynamic challenges for workers due to high expectation from the management, competition, and a host of other factors. This brings about the possibility of workers experiencing some emotional and psychological abyss (like stress,...

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Main Authors: Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif, Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas, Salami, Mutiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
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B Philosophy (General)
BF Psychology
BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BP1 Islam
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/66593/1/66593_The%20impacts%20of%20religious%20identity.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.665932018-10-29T03:52:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66593/ The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas Salami, Mutiu B Philosophy (General) BF Psychology BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BP1 Islam Modern-day working environment is often characterized with numerous and dynamic challenges for workers due to high expectation from the management, competition, and a host of other factors. This brings about the possibility of workers experiencing some emotional and psychological abyss (like stress, anxiety, and irritability) which calls for existential and psychological intervention in the workplace. Hence, this study examines the effects of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment (IMF). 148 non-academic staff from a public university in Peninsula Malaysia participated in the study. Data were collected with some quantitative set of questionnaires. Results reveal there is a significant negative correlation between workplace stress and IMF which means that workers with high inner meaning fulfillment experiences less stress at work. Also, it was found that workers with higher religiosity do experience inner meaning fulfillment. Implications from this study reveals the necessity of incorporating religiosity and existential constructs into any intervention approach for organizational and workers well-being. Suggestions and directions for future research were also discussed. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-10-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66593/1/66593_The%20impacts%20of%20religious%20identity.pdf Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Salami, Mutiu (2018) The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia. Journal of Islam in Asia, 15 (3: Special Issue: Integration of Islamic Revealed Knowledge into Humanities and Social Sciences). pp. 401-419. http://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/Islam/article/view/711/340
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic B Philosophy (General)
BF Psychology
BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BP1 Islam
spellingShingle B Philosophy (General)
BF Psychology
BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BP1 Islam
Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif
Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
Salami, Mutiu
The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia
description Modern-day working environment is often characterized with numerous and dynamic challenges for workers due to high expectation from the management, competition, and a host of other factors. This brings about the possibility of workers experiencing some emotional and psychological abyss (like stress, anxiety, and irritability) which calls for existential and psychological intervention in the workplace. Hence, this study examines the effects of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment (IMF). 148 non-academic staff from a public university in Peninsula Malaysia participated in the study. Data were collected with some quantitative set of questionnaires. Results reveal there is a significant negative correlation between workplace stress and IMF which means that workers with high inner meaning fulfillment experiences less stress at work. Also, it was found that workers with higher religiosity do experience inner meaning fulfillment. Implications from this study reveals the necessity of incorporating religiosity and existential constructs into any intervention approach for organizational and workers well-being. Suggestions and directions for future research were also discussed.
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author Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif
Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
Salami, Mutiu
author_facet Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif
Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
Salami, Mutiu
author_sort Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif
title The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia
title_short The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia
title_full The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia
title_fullStr The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia
title_sort impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in malaysia
publisher IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2018
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