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Job Stress and Nurses Well-Being: Prayer and Age as Moderators

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There is increasing popularity among researchers, scholars, and policymakers concerning the efficacy of prayer as a coping strategy for job stress. This study examines the moderating effects of prayer and age on the relationship between job stress and nurses’ well-being in UMMC. Three hundred (300) Muslim nursing staff working at the University of Malaya Medical Centre were sampled. Data were collected via questionnaires. The findings of this study show that the effect of job stress on well-being is significant for nurses and that prayer of nurses contributed to alleviating job stress and enhancing well-being. This study is limited to nurses in one public hospital in a developing country. Thus, it would be more interesting if the study could be extended to other public and private institutions in a Muslim country, and a comparison could be done between other religions as well.

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The authors would like to thank Academy of Islamic Studies and University of Malaya for financial assistance to prepare this article. The grant provided to the authors under Research Project RP028B-16HNE is highly appreciated.

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  1. Research and Development Division, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Meguellati Achour

  2. Department of Syariah and Management, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Ilhaamie Binti Abdul Ghani Azmi

  3. Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Marzuki Bin Isahak

  4. Department of Islamic History and Civilization, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor

  5. Department of al-Quran and al-Hadith, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Mohd Yakub Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff

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Achour, M., Binti Abdul Ghani Azmi, I., Bin Isahak, M. et al. Job Stress and Nurses Well-Being: Prayer and Age as Moderators. Community Ment Health J 55, 1226–1235 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00410-y

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