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Investigating the relationship between religious lifestyle and social health among Muslim teachers


Alim Al Ayub Ahmed
Aan Komariah
Supat Chupradit
Bai Rohimah
Dian Anita Nuswantara
Nuphanudin Nuphanudin
Trias Mahmudiono
Wanich Suksatan
Dodi Ilham

Abstract

Lifestyles are evidence for the influence of systems, cultures and civilisations within various societies. In view of that, all systems of thought aim to  maintain certain ways of living in citizens to implement their ideals. Furthermore, if societies do not accept the lifestyles introduced by such systems, their  intellectual foundations and values are rejected. In this regard, the Islamic lifestyle does not imply giving up all pleasures and blessings, but it takes on a divine colour to all pleasures. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious lifestyle and social health among 1000  Muslim teachers working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over a period of six months, in 2020–21. Utilising the simple random sampling method, 278 teachers  were thus selected as the statistical sample and then completed some questionnaires on Islamic lifestyle and social health. Data analysis was  also performed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) in the Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) statistical software package. The results  demonstrated a significant positive correlation between Islamic lifestyle and social health (p = 0.58, t = 6.84).


Contribution: The study results showed the  importance of Islamic lifestyle in improving teachers’ social health.


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