Religiosity and Psychological Resilience Effects on Deviant Work Behavior through Islamic Work Ethic
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Employee deviant work behavior (DWB) refers to actions that can cause tangible and material harm to organizations or companies, particularly in the Islamic banking sector, which is closely associated with Islamic normative values and ethical standards. Internal factors such as religiosity and psychological resilience are believed to play an important role in reducing the tendency toward such behavior; however, the mechanisms underlying these relationships remain insufficiently understood. This study aims to examine the effects of religiosity and psychological resilience on deviant work behavior, with Islamic Work Ethic (IWE) serving as a mediating variable. The respondents consisted of 479 active employees from various Islamic banks in Indonesia with a minimum of three years of work experience, selected using a purposive sampling method. Data were collected through an online questionnaire and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS software. The results indicate that both religiosity and psychological resilience have a significant positive effect on IWE, while IWE has a significant negative effect on DWB. Furthermore, IWE was found to mediate the negative effects of religiosity and psychological resilience on DWB. These findings highlight that strengthening religiosity and psychological resilience should be accompanied by the internalization of Islamic work ethics to effectively minimize deviant behavior in the Islamic banking workplace.
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7224123729