THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS PROGRAM ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG WOMEN INMATES

  • Siti Jamiaah Abdul Jalil, (Corresponding author) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Rozmi Ismail Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Yusmini Md Yusoff Universiti Malaya
  • Fariza Md. Sham Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Juwairiah Hassan Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah
Keywords: religious program, anxiety, depression, mental health, women inmate

Abstract

Female inmates are often associated with mental health problems. If this not properly handled can interfere with their recovery process as long as serving imprisonment. Therefore, the various approaches were carried out by the prisons in implementing a rehabilitation program for inmates. Among them is by using a religious approach. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify the role of religious programs in reducing the mental health problems of female inmates, especially those related to anxiety and depression problems. The focus is on issues of anxiety and depression because these two aspects are often associated with female inmates. This study uses quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative approach was used by distributing questionnaires to respondents consisting of 141 women prisoners. While qualitative data through interviews with 4 respondents (female inmates) became support to quantitative data. The findings show that religious programs have negative correlation with anxiety and depression of female inmates. Understanding and true appreciation of aqidah can have a positive impact on the mental health of female inmates.

Author Biographies

Siti Jamiaah Abdul Jalil, (Corresponding author), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Senior Lecturer
Pusat Kajian Dakwah dan Kepimpinan
Fakulti Pengajian Islam,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bandar Baru Bangi
Selangor
Email: sitijamiaah82@ukm.edu.my

Rozmi Ismail, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Pusat Kajian Psikologi dan Kesejahteraan Manusia,
Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bandar Baru Bangi
Selangor.

Yusmini Md Yusoff, Universiti Malaya

Senior Lecturer
Jabatan Dakwah & Pembangunan Insan,
Akademi Pengajian Islam,
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur

Fariza Md. Sham, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Professor
Institut Islam Hadhari &
Fakulti Pengajian Islam,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bandar Baru Bangi
Selangor.

Juwairiah Hassan, Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah

Senior Lecturer
Jabatan Dakwah,
Fakulti Pengajian Islam,
Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah
25150 Kuantan
Pahang

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Published
2023-06-30
How to Cite
Abdul Jalil, S. J., Ismail, R., Md Yusoff, Y., Md. Sham, F., & Hassan, J. (2023). THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS PROGRAM ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG WOMEN INMATES. Al-Hikmah, 15(1), 78-103. Retrieved from https://spaj.ukm.my/jalhikmah/index.php/jalhikmah/article/view/499

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