Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth

The aim of this study is to examine the level of spirituality among Malaysian youth. The sample for the study consisted of 4, 703 youths through the stratified random sampling method. In this study the spirituality level for the sample were measured. This quantitative research was conducted using a...

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Main Authors: Nik Abdullah, Nik Safiah, Abdul Ghani, Abdullah, Maamor, Selamah, Abd. Wahab, Norazlina, Ahmad Razimi, Mohd Shahril, Aziz, Ahmad Bashir, Elias, Nor Hanim
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spelling my.uum.repo.270142020-05-12T03:42:00Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/27014/ Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth Nik Abdullah, Nik Safiah Abdul Ghani, Abdullah Maamor, Selamah Abd. Wahab, Norazlina Ahmad Razimi, Mohd Shahril Aziz, Ahmad Bashir Elias, Nor Hanim BF Psychology The aim of this study is to examine the level of spirituality among Malaysian youth. The sample for the study consisted of 4, 703 youths through the stratified random sampling method. In this study the spirituality level for the sample were measured. This quantitative research was conducted using a survey method through questionnaires distributed to a total of 4, 703 youths age between 15 to 40 years from all races, religions and education backgrounds throughout Malaysia. This study applies a systematic stratified random sampling and the data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result showed that the level of spiritual among Malaysian youth is relatively high with mean at 8.02 out of 10. The spirituality level of Malaysian youth was also found to differ according to category of gender, religion, ethnic, category of primary school, category of secondary school, highest academic qualification at school level and highest academic qualification. This result implies that the level of spirituality is still have room for improvement and the government, non-government organisation as well as parents should take into consideration all the background of the youth when planning any spirituality development program. These to ensure that the program will be effective to increase their level of spirituality once its suitable with their needs according to their different background. 2018 Article PeerReviewed Nik Abdullah, Nik Safiah and Abdul Ghani, Abdullah and Maamor, Selamah and Abd. Wahab, Norazlina and Ahmad Razimi, Mohd Shahril and Aziz, Ahmad Bashir and Elias, Nor Hanim (2018) Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 9 (11). p. 1515. ISSN 0976-0245 http://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2018.01663.7 doi:10.5958/0976-5506.2018.01663.7
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topic BF Psychology
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Nik Abdullah, Nik Safiah
Abdul Ghani, Abdullah
Maamor, Selamah
Abd. Wahab, Norazlina
Ahmad Razimi, Mohd Shahril
Aziz, Ahmad Bashir
Elias, Nor Hanim
Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth
description The aim of this study is to examine the level of spirituality among Malaysian youth. The sample for the study consisted of 4, 703 youths through the stratified random sampling method. In this study the spirituality level for the sample were measured. This quantitative research was conducted using a survey method through questionnaires distributed to a total of 4, 703 youths age between 15 to 40 years from all races, religions and education backgrounds throughout Malaysia. This study applies a systematic stratified random sampling and the data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result showed that the level of spiritual among Malaysian youth is relatively high with mean at 8.02 out of 10. The spirituality level of Malaysian youth was also found to differ according to category of gender, religion, ethnic, category of primary school, category of secondary school, highest academic qualification at school level and highest academic qualification. This result implies that the level of spirituality is still have room for improvement and the government, non-government organisation as well as parents should take into consideration all the background of the youth when planning any spirituality development program. These to ensure that the program will be effective to increase their level of spirituality once its suitable with their needs according to their different background.
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author Nik Abdullah, Nik Safiah
Abdul Ghani, Abdullah
Maamor, Selamah
Abd. Wahab, Norazlina
Ahmad Razimi, Mohd Shahril
Aziz, Ahmad Bashir
Elias, Nor Hanim
author_facet Nik Abdullah, Nik Safiah
Abdul Ghani, Abdullah
Maamor, Selamah
Abd. Wahab, Norazlina
Ahmad Razimi, Mohd Shahril
Aziz, Ahmad Bashir
Elias, Nor Hanim
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title Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth
title_short Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth
title_full Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth
title_fullStr Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth
title_full_unstemmed Examining level of spirituality among Malaysian youth
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