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Description

Title of Dataset: Survey Responses on Belief Systems and Religious Cognition in a Traditional Malay-Muslim Community in Terengganu Description: This dataset contains anonymized quantitative responses from a psychological study investigating neurocognitive stability and epistemic vulnerability in the religious belief system of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamaʿah (ASWJ) community in Terengganu, Malaysia. The survey comprises 23 items (Item 34–56) assessing participants' levels of agreement on key theological, ritual, and sociocultural beliefs relevant to ASWJ identity and orthodoxy. Each item includes Likert-scale responses from a total of 443 participants, along with descriptive statistics including mean, frequency counts, percentage distributions, and standard deviations. These data were used to explore the relationship between traditional religious instruction and the impact of alternative interpretations arising from digital media engagement. This dataset is intended to support transparency, further analysis, and replication of the study presented in the manuscript titled "Neurocognitive Stability and Epistemic Vulnerability in a Traditional Muslim Community: A Psychological Study of ASWJ Belief Systems in Terengganu", submitted to The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. File Format: .csv and .xlsx Ethics: All participants gave informed consent, and all data have been anonymized to protect privacy.

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Steps to Reproduce Participant Recruitment and Sampling A total of 443 Muslim adults aged 18 and above, who self-identified as adherents of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamaʿah (ASWJ), were recruited using stratified random sampling to ensure representation across age, gender, educational level, and geographic location (urban and rural). Recruitment took place at mosques, pondok schools, community centers, and local universities in Terengganu, Malaysia. Data Collection Data were collected between January and March 2025 through a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised five domains: (1) Doctrinal Adherence and Neural Conservatism, (2) Cognitive Style and Bifurcation, (3) Engagement with Digital Religious Media, (4) Epistemic Vulnerability and Resilience, and (5) In-group Loyalty and Out-group Rejection. Responses were recorded on a 5-point Likert scale. A pilot test with 50 respondents confirmed high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.80). Data Preparation Collected data were anonymized and screened for missing or incomplete responses. Variables were coded numerically according to the Likert scale to facilitate statistical analysis. Data Analysis Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Pearson correlation was employed to assess relationships between variables, while multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify predictors of cognitive bifurcation and theological rejection within the ASWJ belief framework. Data and Code Accessibility The anonymized dataset, survey instrument, and analysis scripts have been deposited in Mendeley Data and can be accessed via DOI: [insert DOI here]. Detailed documentation, including codebooks and instructions for replicating analyses, is provided. Additional Information To replicate this study, users should use SPSS version 26 or compatible software. For further information or data requests, please contact the corresponding author at hailan@umt.edu.my.

Institutions

• Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

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Funders

• The Terengganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIDAM)

  Grant ID: [UniSZA/2024/PPL/MAIDAM(002), Project Code: RM019]

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