I am Not Okay! Mental Health Among Universities Students Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Keywords:
Mental Health, Well-Being, Pandemic, ContextualAbstract
Mental health is one of the crucial psychological well-being traits of the society nowadays. Due to pandemic of Novel Coronavirus 2019, many industries and sectors were forced to shift their service delivery, and that including educational institutions. The sudden closing of educational institutions forced academician, management, and students to move into digital interaction via various platform. Many parents’ loss their job, and subsequently those factors also affecting the life of their children. Covid-19 pandemic has created an illusion of harmonious interaction on the surface; however, in reality many students are facing a psychological breakdown. Thus, to cater for the problem this study seeks to investigate the issues of mental health well-being among the students at a selected universities in Malaysia. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26 was used in this study's quantitative design to collect numerical data on Malaysian students' mental health.
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