Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Mohammad Saipol Mohd Sukor ¹, Siti Aisyah Panatik ², Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus ¹

Affiliations
1 Senior Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, MY
2 Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, MY

Abstract

Job stressor has been taken seriously by the health care organizations because of its effect on employees’ behaviours at the workplace. This study was conducted to identify the influence of job stressors on organizational loyalty and intention to quit. This study approach was quantitative with cross-sectional research design. The instruments used were Job Content Questionnaires, Organizational Loyalty Questionnaires, and Intention to Quit Questionnaires. A total of 340 health care staffs in several public hospitals and clinics in Malaysia were involved in the study. Descriptive statistic and multiple regression were used to analyse the data. It was found that job stressors have significant influence on organizational loyalty and intentions to quit. The findings proposed that the management of health care organizations should focus more on managing job stressors in order to increase organizational loyalty and reduce employees’ intentions to quit among public health care staffs.

Keywords

Job Demand, Job Control, Organizational Loyalty, Intention to Quit.

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Siti Norlina Muhamad ¹, Hanisah Abdul Rahman ², Siti Aisyah Panatik ³, Fariza Md Sham ⁴, Nur Najwa Hanani Abd Rahman ⁵, Abdul Hafiz Abdullah ⁵

Affiliations
1 Associate Professor, Academy of Islamic Civilisation, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai , Johor, MY
2 Master Student, Academy of Islamic Civilisation, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai , Johor, MY
3 Associate Professor, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malysia, 81310, Skudai , Johor, MY
4 Professor. Fellow Islam Hadhari Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43650 Bangi, Selangor, MY
5 Senior Lecturer, Academy of Islamic Civilisation, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai , Johor, MY

Abstract

Human consists two elements - physical and spiritual. In the context of science, studies of human events focus more on their physical or biological elements. There is still limited of research by scientists examines the spiritual elements, especially from Islamic perspective even when these two elements are widely mentioned in the Qur'an and studies by Islamic psychologists. Therefore, this article will discuss one of the spiritual elements of humanity namely emotional sadness. The study applied content analysis of the Qur'an and Hadith as well as Miskawayh and al-Kindi’s perspectives on sadness. Miskawayh and al-Kindi’s work is the focus of discussion. This article discusses the feeling of sadness from the perspective of Quran and Hadith, the impact of sadness, sad feeling from the perspectives of Miskawayh and al-Kindi and the method of treating sadness according to these two scholars. The findings show that sorrow and sadness is one of the forms of emotion caused by a number of factors. Extreme sadness can affect health physically and psychologically. Sadness can be solved through Islamic psychological methods that focus on human spiritual aspects.

Keywords

Sadness, Health, Treatment, Miskawayh, Al-Kindi.

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Asheila Vani Mahendran ¹, Siti Aisyah Panatik ², Azizah Rajab ³, Norakmar Nordin ⁴

Affiliations
1 Master Student, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MY
2 Associate Professor, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MY
3 Associate Professor, Language Academy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MY
4 Senior Lecturer, School of Human Resource Development & Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MY

Abstract

In nursing profession, it is quite challenging to achieve a good work-life balance. This resulted in nurses facing burnout issues constantly. This study aims to identify the influences of work-life balance on burnout among nurses. A quantitative research method was used in this study by using survey forms to collect the data. The population was consisting of 150 nurses from KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital. A total of 135 nurses participated in this study which gives a response rate of 90%. The respondents were chosen by using convenience sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) had been used to analyze the data of this study. Descriptive analysis and SEM analysis were carried out by using SPSS and SmartPLS version 3 softwares respectively. The findings of this study indicated that there was a significant relationship between work-family enrichment with reduced personal achievement and between work-family conflict with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal achievement. The findings of this study contribute to the empirical study related to work-life balance and burnout especially among nurses in Malaysia. In terms of practical aspects, this study can serve as a guide for organizations and practitioners such as hospitals and human resource practitioners to develop policies or programs to improve work-life balance for workers and to reduce burnout levels.

Keywords

Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Work-Family Conflict, Work-Family Enrichment, Nurses.

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