Reason to Believe: Religiosity, Resilience, and Self-Efficacy Among Malaysian Indian Adolescent

Abstract

The emerging incidence of mental health-related illness such as depression, suicide, and deliberate self-harm has elevated gradually among Malaysian Indian adolescents. This disorder constitutes a significant health risk which leads to further exploration of protective factors. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between religiosity, resilience, and self-efficacy among Malaysian Indian adolescents. Therefore, a sample of 86 respondents (40 males, 46 females) has been selected by a purposive sampling method to complete the questionnaire. This study utilized, Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ), Brief resilience Scale (BRS), and Self-efficacy for Self-regulated Learning Scale to obtain data and has analyzed using the correlation method. The finding of this study revealed a significant positive relationship between religiosity, resilience, and self-efficacy among Malaysian Indian adolescents. The result showed that religion is an essential phenomenon in adolescents' lives. A few limitations and recommendations for the future study included at the end of this paper.

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“…Semua pendapat tersebut dipertegas oleh teori model intervensi Birjandi & Alemi, (2010) (dalam Ganaprakasam & Selvaraja, 2020) yang menjelaskan bahwa kecemasan ujian dapat merugikan siswa, sebab yang mengalaminya akan memberikan respons emosional dan perilaku yang tidak terkait dalam konteks ujian, sehingga munculnya pikiran-pikiran yang tidak relevan atau benar. Sejalan dengan ungkapan Ndirangu et al 2009dalam (Agah et al, 2021 bahwa efek dari kecemasan ujian yang dialami oleh siswa selama ujian berlangsung merugikan hasil tes mereka, karena salah satu dampak negatif dari kecemasan ujian adalah mencegah siswa untuk mengingat pelajaran yang secara efektif sudah dipelajarinya.…”

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