Gender differences in post COVID-19 mental health status and its relationship with academic performance among undergraduate university students

Kamarulzaman, Wirawani and Shafie, Norazzila and Kamarul Zaman, Wirawahida (2022) Gender differences in post COVID-19 mental health status and its relationship with academic performance among undergraduate university students. In: 2nd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Social Sciences, Management, Education and Technology 2022 (IMCSMET2022), 26th November 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Virtual - YouTube Channel).

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Abstract

The global COVID-19 epidemic has had a substantial effect on human lives. During the first wave of the pandemic, countries around the world were required to implement the lockdown to prevent the virus from spreading. Coping with the changes had led to mental health issues among students. Before the massive outbreak of COVID-19, many researchers examined students' mental health, but they rarely examined settings similar to those during the endemic. As a consequence of this, the objective of this research is to assess the mental health status of undergraduate students at universities, the differences in that status that exist between the genders, and the relationship that mental health status has with academic performance. The study employs the quantitative research design. Students' mental health was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) developed by Cohen et al. (1983) to measure perceived stress among students. Survey method was used to collect the data from 142 undergraduate students voluntarily from public and private universities in Malaysia. According to the findings, students have low degrees of mental health difficulties, with female students suffering more stress than their male counterparts. Furthermore, there is no relationship between students' mental health and their academic performance. A few suggestions for future research are also offered.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	mental health, gender difference, perceived stress scale (PSS), university students, quantitative study
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1050.9 Educational psychology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education Kulliyyah of Education > Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling
Depositing User:	Dr Wirawani Kamarulzaman
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2023 10:49
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2023 11:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/103094

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