Online distance learning: Factors contributing to stress and impacts on academic performance during covid-19 / Faizan Abd Jabar …[et al.]

COVID-19 is an infectious Coronavirus recently discovered that has become a pandemic. Since this pandemic might have stress consequences, this study explored the factors contributing to stress and the impact of academic performance during Covid-19 outbreak among Office System Management (OSM) Undergraduate students in UiTM Pahang Kampus Jengka during the implementation of Online Distance Learning (ODL). The research questionnaires were adapted and adopted from the previous study, distributed online to 235 respondents via Google form. Stratified sampling was used as a technique for collecting data. Cronbach's Alpha to measure scale reliability, and the score is .873, which internal consistency is good. The findings showed that ODL makes students feel burden with its implementation. Many factors contributed to stress among students during ODL and caused their academic performance affected. This is the signs of the negative impacts on students in higher education. The university should be aware of these consequences and take preventive action to handle this situation. Future research should be more focused on overcoming the problems so that both sides can benefit from this nature.