Factor structure of Islamic techniques for managing Occupational Stress Questionniare (ITMOQ)
The school system is a green pasture for inexhaustible investigations for the purpose of enhancing academic achievement. This is particularly true, because factors and variables within the confines of educational activities appear also to be inexhaustible. One of such factor that attracted an inv...
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| Language: | English |
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EuroJournals Publishing, Inc.
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/18132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/18132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/18132/1/Factor_Structure_of_Islamic_Techniques_for_Managing.pdf |
| Summary: | The school system is a green pasture for inexhaustible investigations for the purpose of
enhancing academic achievement. This is particularly true, because factors and variables
within the confines of educational activities appear also to be inexhaustible. One of such
factor that attracted an investigation is 'occupational stress' as it affects school
administrators and senior teachers. This study investigates the Islamic technique or
methods use by administrators and senior teachers to manage stress at workplace. The
aspects that were investigated include-- Solat, EEman, Remembrance, Imagination and
meditation. Instrument used in this study consisted of (24 item) questionnaire developed by
the researcher. A 5-point likert scale ranging from 1—'strongly disagree, 5—strongly agree'
was used. Using a systematic sampling technique, a survey was conducted on 130 samples
from the population of 200. The participants consisted of administrators and senior teachers
from three International Islamic secondary schools in klang Valley area Malaysia. principal
component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation yielded a 5-factor solution with
satisfactory psychometric properties. The result also revealed that ITMOQ is
multidimensional measure of Islamic ways to manage stress. It is therefore concluded that
even-though, ITMOQ has a wider applicability, the scale may serve has a special relevance
to stress management techniques, and may be of use in research and in stress management
programmes. |
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