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Muhamad Ariff Bin Ibrahim

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • Master Of Arts (IO Psychology) - Masters Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • Bac Of Psychology With Honours (IO Psychology) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

Muhamad Ariff Bin Ibrahim (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

ariffib@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Psychology ~ Organisational and Industrial Psychology - Organisational Citizenship Behavior, Integrity, Organizational Culture & Climate, Job Satisfaction


Teaching Responsibilities


Abnormal Psychology 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE 2025/2026
COMMUNITY NUTRITION PLACEMENT 2019/2020
Counseling Skills for Dietitians 2024/2025 2023/2024
COUNSELLING SKILLS 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
COUNSELLING SKILLS FOR DIETITIANS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
CRITICAL THINKING IN HEALTHCARE 2024/2025 2023/2024
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCE 2020/2021
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IN HEALTH SCIENCES 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FOODSERVICE MANAGEMENT 2020/2021
HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2025/2026
HOSPITAL SAFETY 2024/2025
NUTRITION EDUCATION & HEALTH PROMOTION 2020/2021 2019/2020
PAEDIATRICS AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH 2020/2021
Paediatrics for Audiology and Speech Sciences 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
Research Project in Dietetics 1 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
Research Project in Dietetics 2 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
SEMINARS IN NUTRITION & DIETETICS 2020/2021 2019/2020
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2022/2023


Supervision


Designing & Evaluating A Psychological First Aid (Pfa) Training Simulator Mobile App To Support Adolescent Mental Health In Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Challenges In Compliance With The Biosafety Act 2007 Among Principal Investigators Conducting Research With Living Modified Organisms In Malaysian Public Universities.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Healthy Eating When Eating Out: A Qualitative Study Among Malay Parents In Kedah From Social Cognitive Theory Perspective.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
The Prevalence And Determinants Of Food Insecurity Among Individuals And Its Association With Body Mass Index, Mental Health And Quality Of Life.
Master Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
Relationship Between Intrapersonal Factors And Mental Well-Being Of University Students: A Quantitative Study.
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2019 - 2024 Intervention Program for Stunting Problem among Children in Pahang #anakmalaysiatinggi
On-Going
2025 - Present Development and validation of diabetic readiness to change scale (DRCS)
2024 - Present Needs analysis and effectiveness of capacity building activities for a community-based mental health support center
2022 - Present Psychological Effect Among OSH Competent Person and Control Strategies During National COVID-19 Recovery Plan Phases in Malaysia
2018 - Present Analysis of Automatic Depression Detection using Speech-based Heart Rate Detection and Higher-Order Spectral Speech Features for Depression Pre-Screening.


Publications


Articles

2025 Development and validation of a tool to facilitate resilience and good mental health: the My Sejahtera Ecology Map. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 9 (1) pp. 3112-3118
2025 Predictors to mental well-being at workplace: a quantitative case study among administrative staff of a public university in Malaysia. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 24 (4) pp. 123-131
2025 Principal factor and reliability analysis of the Malay version of DASS21, CBI and Brief COPE questionnaire among Malaysian OSH competent person. Asian journal of medicine and biomedicine, 9 (2) pp. 107-119
2025 Psychological distress and coping responses among occupational safety and health competent post-COVID-19 era in Malaysia. International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), 14 (2) pp. 779-789
2025 Social media addiction and stress as predictors of eating behaviour among undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 9 (SUPP3) (9) pp. 326-333
2024 Burnout and coping mechanism during the national Covid-19 recovery plan phase: assessing the impact on Malaysian OSH competent persons. Journal of Occupational Health and Epidemiology, 13 (3) pp. 190-198
2024 Empowering parental choices: exploring barriers and enablers to healthy eating among parents - a scoping review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 6 (20) pp. 317-330
2024 Holistic well-being: a conceptual discussion integrating Islamic worldview, secular concepts and research findings. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (5) pp. 417-422
2024 Relationship between body image perception and stress towards eating behaviour among IIUM students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (5) pp. 187-193
2024 Relationship between nutrition literacy and stress towards eating behaviour among IIUM students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (5) pp. 194-201
2023 Academic stress and sleep quality as a predictor towards eating behaviour among university students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 7 (5) pp. 632-644
2023 Anxiety and social media addiction on eating behaviour among university students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 7 (5) pp. 645-652
2023 Exploring an adverse effect of social media on adolescent’s mental health. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 7 (5) pp. 653-664
2023 Human health risk assessment of nitrate in private well waters of shallow quaternary alluvial aquifer. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 45 (11) pp. 7741-7757
2023 Prevalence of mental health problems among university students and association with body mass index (BMI) and diet quality. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (3) pp. 82-90
2022 Academic stress and emotional eating behaviour among IIUM students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 6 (3) pp. 2693-2701
2022 Correlation between emotion regulation and mental well-being among university students during COVID-19. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 36 (2) pp. 41-52
2022 Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food label use among university students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 6 (3) pp. 2642-2653
2022 Trainers’ characteristics affecting online training effectiveness: a pre-experiment among students in a Malaysian Secondary School. Sustainability, 14 (17) pp. 1-24
2021 Exploring Death Anxiety and Mental Health among Adults Living in Lembah Klang, Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences., 11 (3) pp. 48-58
2021 The Influence of Organizational Culture on Organizational Citizenship Behavior among The Royal Malaysia Police in Selangor. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 11 (3) pp. 62-76
2021 The Malay Version of the Revised-Suicide Ideation (R-SIS): An Examination of its Psychometric Properties. International Journal of Academic Research in Psychology, 8 (1) pp. 10-21
2020 Knowledge, attitude and practice on fast food consumption among normal and overweight/obese International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 4 (3) pp. 1189-1202
2020 Moderation effect of impulsivity in the relationship between depression and suicide ideation among late adolescent in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10 (10) pp. 110-119
2020 The role of job satisfaction as a mediator in the relationship between integrity and organizational citizenship behavior amongst the Malaysian police officers. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (4) pp. 4064-4078
2020 The role of organizational citizenship behavior as a mediator in the effect of work passion factors on organizational commitment among teachers in Selangor. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (4) pp. 4268-4287
Conference or Workshop Items

2023 Stressful intrapersonal and interpersonal experience of parents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus child. In: 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 2023,
2021 Pencetus utama konflik perkahwinan sepanjang fasa pertama perkahwinan dalam kalangan pasangan muda: kajian kes semasa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP). In: Persidangan Kependudukan Kebangsaan 2021 (PERKKS 2021),
Book Sections

2025 kemiskinan dan kesejahteraan keluarga. In: UPM Press, ISBN: 978-629-7840-50-5, pp. 54-67
2025 Peranan psikologi dalam membentuk tabiat pemakanan sihat untuk membina asas pertumbuhan dan kesejahteraan holistik kanak-kanak. In: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, ISBN: 978-629-7840-50-5, pp. 84-102
2025 Perkembangan kognitif, tingkah laku dan emosi generasi alpha. In: UPM Press, ISBN: 978-629-7840-50-5, pp. 152-160
2024 Impak pandemik COVID-19 terhadap psikologi individu, keluarga, masyarakat dan cara menguruskannya. In: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, ISBN: 978-629-7689-07-4, pp. 155-169
2021 Buli siber dalam kalangan remaja. In: Universiti Malaysia Perlis, ISBN: 978-967-2829-096, pp. 161-174
2021 Pemerkasaan belia mangsa buli. In: Universiti Malaysia Perlis, ISBN: 978-967-2829-096, pp. 145-159