The Impact of Stress to Student’s Psychological Well-Being Amidst Covid-19 Pandemics
Impak Tekanan terhadap Kesejahteraan Psikologi Pelajar semasa Pandemik Covid-19
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Academic Stress, Psychological Well-Being, New Norm, Online Teaching and LearningAbstract
Abstract: Pandemic COVID-19 has taught Malaysians to live in the new norm. The daily life and activities of society have now changed. One of the areas affected by this pandemic is in the education sector either at the primary level or Institutions of Higher Learning. It requires every student to adapt to the online teaching and learning system (T&L) rather than the existing conventional system. This adaptation process requires students to have appropriate coping strategies to cope with the academic pressures that occur. This study aims to examine the impact of stress on psychological well-being on students. This is a quantitative study using a descriptive and inferential analysis through Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The study involved 210 students of Mahaad Al-Sabirin (MAAS) selected through a random sampling method. The questionnaire consists of three parts that consist of demographic information, stress, and psychological well-being. The result showed there is a relationship between stress and psychological well-being among students (r = .477). In Malaysia, research related to the challenges of online learning during the new norm that creates stress is limited and minimal. Therefore, this study can be a platform and a new source of reference especially for educational institutions in this country to ensure that the online learning system can be implemented efficiently and utilized optimally by every student in Malaysia.
Abstrak: Pandemik COVID-19 telah mengajar rakyat Malaysia untuk hidup dalam norma baharu. Kehidupan dan aktiviti harian masyarakat telah banyak berubah. Salah satu aspek kehidupan yang terjejas akibat wabak ini ialah pendidikan sama ada di peringkat rendah atau Institusi Pengajian Tinggi. Ia memerlukan setiap pelajar menyesuaikan diri dengan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran (P&P) secara dalam talian berbanding sistem konvensional sedia ada. Proses penyesuaian ini memerlukan pelajar mempunyai strategi daya tindak yang bersesuaian untuk menghadapi tekanan akademik yang berlaku. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kesan tekanan akademik terhadap kesejahteraan psikologi pelajar. Kajian ini berbentuk kuantitatif menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan inferensi melalui Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) versi 22. Ia melibatkan 210 orang pelajar Mahaad Al-Sabirin (MAAS) yang dipilih melalui kaedah persampelan rawak. Soal selidik terdiri daripada tiga bahagian yang terdiri daripada maklumat demografi, tekanan akademik, dan kesejahteraan psikologi. Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan antara tekanan akademik dengan kesejahteraan psikologi dalam kalangan pelajar (r = .477). Di Malaysia, kajian berkaitan cabaran pembelajaran dalam talian semasa norma baharu yang mencetuskan tekanan akademik masih lagi terhad dan minima. Oleh itu, kajian ini dapat menjadi satu platform dan sumber rujukan baru khususnya terhadap institusi pendidikan di negara ini bagi memastikan sistem pembelajaran dalam talian dapat dilaksanakan dengan efisien serta dimanfaatkan secara optimum oleh setiap pelajar di Malaysia.
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