Prayer moderating job stress among Muslim nursing staff at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)

• Main Authors: Achour, Meguellati, Muhamad, Asmawati, Syihab, Abdul Halim, Nor, Mohd Roslan Mohd, Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub Zulkifli
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: Islam; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28048/

This study examines how Salat (prayer) in Islam moderates the relationship between job stress and life satisfaction among Muslim nursing staff. The researchers sampled 335 nursing staff employed at the University of Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their ages ranged from 21 to 60 years. The findings indicate the job stress was associated negatively with life satisfaction; there is a strong positive and significant correlation, respectively, between Salat and life satisfaction and that Salat reduces stress and increases the life satisfaction of Muslim nurses. Thus, Salat has a moderating effect on job stress and life satisfaction of Muslim nurses.