Religious Identity and Coping Mechanisms: A Case Study of a Muslim Living Across Singapore and Myanmar
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https://doi.org/10.61994/cdcs.v4i.307Keywords:
Religious Identity, Religious Coping, Muslim Minority, Singapore, MyanmarAbstract
Penelitian ini mengkaji perkembangan identitas keagamaan dan penggunaan mekanisme coping religius pada seorang Muslim yang tinggal di dua konteks sosial-budaya yang sangat kontras: Singapura dan Myanmar. Dengan metode kualitatif deskriptif, data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara semi-terstruktur yang dilengkapi observasi non-verbal, kemudian ditriangulasi dengan catatan dan transkrip verbatim. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa identitas keagamaan terbentuk sejak kecil dan terus berkembang melalui refleksi personal, pendidikan, serta pengalaman sosial. Partisipan mengandalkan Positive Religious Coping berupa salat, doa, dzikir, dan tawakkal sebagai strategi utama untuk menghadapi tekanan emosional. Tidur juga muncul sebagai mekanisme koping adaptif yang restoratif. Perbedaan konteks sosial-politik secara signifikan memengaruhi ekspresi identitas keagamaan: Singapura menyediakan dukungan struktural dan penerimaan multikultural, sedangkan Myanmar menghadirkan tantangan berupa status minoritas, diskriminasi, dan minimnya fasilitas ibadah yang mendorong solidaritas komunal dan pendalaman spiritual internal. Terlepas dari kondisi yang berbeda, identitas keagamaan tetap menjadi sumber makna, ketangguhan, dan kesejahteraan psikologis. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa mekanisme coping dan perkembangan identitas religius sangat dipengaruhi oleh kondisi struktural, lingkungan budaya, serta kematangan spiritual individu.
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