Psychological wellbeing among international students in Universiti Putra Malaysia during the pandemic

Che Man, Hasfalina and Talib, Zainal Abidin and Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi and Abdul Rahman, Suhaimi and Abdullah, Haslinda and Baharudin, Mohd Rafee and Ab Aziz, Izzah Farhana (2023) Psychological wellbeing among international students in Universiti Putra Malaysia during the pandemic. GADING (Online) Journal for Social Sciences, 26: 2. pp. 15-27. ISSN e-ISSN 2600-7568

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of physiological well-being among Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) international students due to the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 411 international university students at UPM participated in this online-based survey. A standardized e-questionnaire was generated using Google Forms, and the link was shared through social media, e.g., WhatsApp, and thru students’ emails. The information was statistically analyzed by SPSS. Students experienced moderate depression and anxiety. The university is expected to consider to fixing factors in reducing depression and anxiety among international university students.

Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Che Man, Hasfalina UNSPECIFIED Talib, Zainal Abidin zainalat@jbnu.ac.kr Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi UNSPECIFIED Abdul Rahman, Suhaimi UNSPECIFIED Abdullah, Haslinda UNSPECIFIED Baharudin, Mohd Rafee UNSPECIFIED Ab Aziz, Izzah Farhana UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Higher Education > Institutions of higher education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Higher Education > Malaysia
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus
Journal or Publication Title:	GADING (Online) Journal for Social Sciences
UiTM Journal Collections:	UiTM Journals > Gading Journal for the Social Sciences (GADINGSS)
ISSN:	e-ISSN 2600-7568
Volume:	26
Number:	0
Page Range:	pp. 15-27
Keywords:	Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, International students, Pandemic
Date:	2023
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/114494