Relationship of Religious Personality and Resilience among Muslim Nurses at Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Fauziah Hussain; Siti Suhaila Ihwani; Muhammad Talhah Ajmain @ Jima’ain; Zahin Mohamad Tahir; Muhammad Aiman Abdull Rahim; Abdul Basit Samat @ Darawi

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI37.7631

Authors

Fauziah Hussain Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
Siti Suhaila Ihwani Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
Muhammad Talhah Ajmain @ Jima’ain Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
Zahin Mohamad Tahir Kolej Universiti Islam Johor Sultan Ibrahim (KUIJSI), Johor, Malaysia
Muhammad Aiman Abdull Rahim Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
Abdul Basit Samat @ Darawi Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI37.7631

Keywords:

Religious personality, MRPI, CD-RISC-25, Muslim Nurses at Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Abstract

Nurses’ ability to manage stress in workplace is influenced by their level of resilience. This study examined the religious personality and resilience of 404 Muslim nurses at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL). Quantitative data were collected using validated instruments: the MRPI for assessing religious personality and the CD-RISC-25 for measuring resilience. Measurement evaluation in SPSS and AMOS showed an acceptable model fit and reliable constructs. The results revealed a significant positive relationship between religious personality and resilience, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions that can strengthen nurses’ capacity to cope with stress in demanding healthcare environments.

References

Akbari, O., Dehghan, M., & Tirgari, B. (2022). Muslim nurses’ spiritual sensitivity as a higher perception and reflection toward spiritual care: A qualitative study in southeast Iran. BMC Nursing, 21, 270. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01021-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01044-4

Connor-Davidson (2018). Scoring and interpretation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC©).

Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy, B., & Bakhsh, A. (2023). Religious beliefs and work conscience of Muslim nurses in Iraq during the COVID-19 pandemic. African Journals Online (AJOL), 78(4). https://doi.org/10.4314/ajol.v78i4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v78i4.7566

Dolcos, F., Hu, Y., Hohl, K., & Dolcos, S. (2021). Religiosity and resilience: Cognitive reappraisal and coping self-efficacy mediate the link between religious coping and well-being. Journal of Religion and Health, 60(4), 2892-2905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01160-y DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01160-y

Guilford, J.P. (1978). Fundamental statistics in psychology and education. Mc Graw Hill.

Hair, J. F., Babin, B. J., Anderson, R. E., & Black, W. C. (2018). Multivariate data analysis (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Huang, L., Lei, W., Xu, F., Liu, H., & Yu, L. (2020). Emotional responses and coping strategies in nurses and nursing students during the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparative study. PLOS ONE, 15(8), e-0237303. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237303 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237303

Jafari, H., & Alizadeh, R. (2022). Investigating the relationship between religious coping and resilience in emergency ward nurses. Iranian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.22034/IJPN.10.4.24

Kabbash, I. A., El-Sallamy, R.M., Abdo, S. A. E., & Atalla, A. O. (2020). Job satisfaction among physicians in secondary and tertiary medical care levels. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(30). 37565–37571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08506-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08506-9

Kline, R. B. (2016). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling (4th ed.). Guilford Press.

Krauss, S. E. (Abd. Lateef), & Azimi, H. (2016). The Muslim Religiosity-Personality Inventory (MRPI): Scoring manual. Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Meguellati, A., Ilhaamie, A. G. A., Marzuki, I., Mohd Roslan, M. N., & Mohd Yakub, Z. M. Y. (2019). Job stress and nurses’ well-being: Prayer and age as moderators. Community Mental Health Journal, 55, 1226-1235. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00410-y

Nursyahda, Z., Nor Haniza, Z., Muhammad Nur Amir, A. R., & Kun, Y. L. (2022). Burnout and coping strategies among nurses in Malaysia: A national-level cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 12, e064687. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064687 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064687

Schwalm, F. D., von Karstedt, K., & Hossiep, R. (2021). Is there a relationship between spirituality/religiosity and resilience? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(5). https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320984537 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320984537

Shukor, K. A., Mohd Noor, A. F., Hussin, N. I., Othman, M. A., Dain, H., & Norafandi, M. N. A. (2025). Fostering self-regulatory behaviour through religious values: Challenges, strategies, and the role of parents. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 9(1), 1497–1505. https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.9010124 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.9010124

Tondro, A., Vaziri, S., Mohseni Afshar, Z., Moradi, M., & Azari, H. (2025). The association of resilience and occupational burnout with religious orientation in nurses of acute respiratory departments hospitals in Kermanshah. Journal of Archives in Military Medicine, 13(1), e157735. https://doi.org/10.5812/jamm-15735 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/jamm-157735

Zainuddin, A. (2015). SEM made simple: A gentle approach to learning structural equation modelling. MPWS Rich Publication Sdn. Bhd.