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Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia

The present study aims to (i) investigate the relationship between stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia and (ii) examine the moderating effect of resilience in the relationship between stress appraisals and psycholo...

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Main Authors: Zulkifly, Nurul Izzati Asyikin, Hussin, Ruhaya, Alwi, Azlin
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Published: 2018
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spelling my.iium.irep.682472018-12-19T07:48:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68247/ Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia Zulkifly, Nurul Izzati Asyikin Hussin, Ruhaya Alwi, Azlin BF Psychology The present study aims to (i) investigate the relationship between stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia and (ii) examine the moderating effect of resilience in the relationship between stress appraisals and psychological distress. It was hypothesised that stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress are correlated with one another. Additionally, it was hypothesised that resilience moderates the relationship between stress appraisals and psychological distress. A cross-sectional survey design was used, in which data was collected by using self-report questionnaires. A total of 229 participants who were laid off and unemployed within one month to three years were approached by using snowball and convenient sampling techniques. Results from hierarchical multiple regression indicate that stress appraisals and resilience are correlated with psychological distress. It was also found that resilience moderates the relationship between stress appraisals and psychological distress. The results support the relationship between stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress, and resilience as a moderator between stress appraisals and psychological distress. This paper discusses the research findings within Malaysian context, as well as highlighting the limitations of the present study and recommendations for future research. 2018-12-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68247/9/Stress%20Appraisals%2C%20Resilience%2C%20and%20Psychological%20.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68247/3/International%20Islamic%20University%20Malaysia%20Mail%20-%20%5BJBS%5D%20Submission%20Acknowledgement.pdf Zulkifly, Nurul Izzati Asyikin and Hussin, Ruhaya and Alwi, Azlin (2018) Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia. Journal of Behavioral Sciences. (In Press) https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJBS/index
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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English
topic BF Psychology
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Zulkifly, Nurul Izzati Asyikin
Hussin, Ruhaya
Alwi, Azlin
Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia
description The present study aims to (i) investigate the relationship between stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia and (ii) examine the moderating effect of resilience in the relationship between stress appraisals and psychological distress. It was hypothesised that stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress are correlated with one another. Additionally, it was hypothesised that resilience moderates the relationship between stress appraisals and psychological distress. A cross-sectional survey design was used, in which data was collected by using self-report questionnaires. A total of 229 participants who were laid off and unemployed within one month to three years were approached by using snowball and convenient sampling techniques. Results from hierarchical multiple regression indicate that stress appraisals and resilience are correlated with psychological distress. It was also found that resilience moderates the relationship between stress appraisals and psychological distress. The results support the relationship between stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress, and resilience as a moderator between stress appraisals and psychological distress. This paper discusses the research findings within Malaysian context, as well as highlighting the limitations of the present study and recommendations for future research.
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author Zulkifly, Nurul Izzati Asyikin
Hussin, Ruhaya
Alwi, Azlin
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Alwi, Azlin
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title Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia
title_short Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia
title_full Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia
title_fullStr Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in Malaysia
title_sort stress appraisals, resilience, and psychological distress among individuals experiencing involuntary job loss in malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68247/9/Stress%20Appraisals%2C%20Resilience%2C%20and%20Psychological%20.pdf
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