Religiosity and Job‐ and Health-related Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Discrimination

Using results from a survey of Muslim physicians in the United States (n = 264), this study examines the role of religious discrimination in the relationship between religiosity and job‐ and health-related outcomes. Multiple mediation models were constructed using structural equation modeling with religiosity predicting job‐ and health-related outcomes, and the mediators were related to religious discrimination and accommodations. The findings indicate that religiosity may sometimes act as a buffer against discrimination, but not against a lack of accommodations for religious practices. These findings underscore the importance of reducing workplace discrimination and providing accommodations for employees’ religious needs.