The Mediating Roles Of Religious And Spiritual Coping Between Religiosity, Spirituality, And Depression Among Medical And Health Science Students.

Jaffer, Usman and Che Mohd Nassir, Che Mohd Nasril and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif and Allie, Nasreen and Ahmed, Mohamed Ayaaz and Jalaludin, Mohamad Afiudin and Mohd Kadri, Nursyuhaidah (2022) The Mediating Roles Of Religious And Spiritual Coping Between Religiosity, Spirituality, And Depression Among Medical And Health Science Students. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 09 (08). pp. 1209-1223. ISSN 2515-8260

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Abstract

Introduction: Depression is a global mental health issue. Vulnerability for this condition increases in the university student population, specifically medical and health science disciplines. Previous evidence showed that religiosity and spirituality were inversely linked with depression. They have also been predominantly treated as one construct. Still, the mechanisms of these relationships are vague. Objective: This study aims to investigate mediating roles religious and spiritual coping played on the relationships between religiosity, spirituality and depression among medical and health sciences students. Methods: A total of 151 medical and health science students were recruited from various universities across Malaysia. The BDI-II, DUREL, Spirituality Scale (SS), RCOPE and SCQ were the measures used in this study. Results: Religious coping (Positive) was responsible for full mediation between religiosity and depression. Positive spiritual coping partially mediated between spirituality and depression, while negative spiritual coping had a slight partial mediating effect . Conclusion: These findings give insight into this population. It also provides avenues for psychoeducation and intervention. The ramifications of these findings may be applicable at the society as well as the government and policy making level in Malaysia

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Religiosity; Spirituality; Depression; Coping ; Mediator
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Arabic Language and Literature Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Dr Usman Jaffer
Date Deposited:	27 Dec 2022 08:38
Last Modified:	27 Dec 2022 08:38
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/102407

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