Tinjauan Terhadap Tahap Tekanan Pelajar Universiti Semasa Pandemik COVID-19

Abstract

Pandemik Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) yang melanda Malaysia dan seluruh dunia telah memberikan pelbagai implikasi yang sangat besar terutamanya dalam aspek kesihatan mental. Golongan pelajar merupakan golongan yang berisiko mengalami tekanan akibat norma baharu yang wujud susulan pandemik ini. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap tekanan pelajar dan mengenal pasti pengaruh jantina dalam menentukan tahap tekanan pelajar. Kajian ini adalah kajian kuantitatif yang menggunakan reka bentuk tinjauan. Seramai 400 orang pelajar dari sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi di Malaysia dipilih melalui kaedah persampelan rawak mudah. Soal selidik Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) yang dialih bahasa telah digunakan. Analisis statistik deskriptif dalam bentuk peratus kekerapan dan ujian t-test dijalankan melalui perisian Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Versi 26. Kajian mendapati bahawa seramai 340 pelajar (85%) mengalami tekanan pada tahap sederhana. Selain itu, tidak terdapat perbezaan antara jantina lelaki dan perempuan dalam menentukan tahap tekanan pelajar. Konklusinya, kajian ini amatlah signifikan dalam mengetahui tahap tekanan pelajar semasa pandemik ini. Ia boleh dijadikan sebagai garis panduan terutamanya kepada institusi pendidikan dalam mengatur strategi bagi membantu dalam meningkatkan dan mengekalkan kegembiraan pelajar.

Preliminary Study: Time Management Skills and Stress Levels among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Students

“…Some studies have examined the stress levels among local university students who had to adapt to some new Teaching and Learning system norms during Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO). example is a study by (Aziz et al, 2021) entitled A Survey of the Stress Level of University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. They found that out of 400 university students who were their respondents, the majority of university students had a moderate level of stress.…”

Covid-19 and The Impact of Virtual Learning on The Mental Health of Higher Education Students

“…This issue is in line with a study conducted to find out the challenges of implementing online learning that affects mental health among HEI students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with a previous study (Abdul Aziz et al, 2021), the implementation of this new concept of online learning not only changes the paradigm of how students and lecturers interact, as well as new practices in students' daily routines during online studies, but it also leads to changes in their emotions and behaviours that pose a risk, such as stress, depression, anxiety, and so on. Therefore, students play a critical role in effectively managing issues or pressures with the necessary coping mechanisms in order to combat the COVID-19 wave, which has yet to reach its endpoint.…”

“…According to the Ministry of Health Malaysia (2021), the rise of COVID-19 cases across the country has a wide range of consequences, including political, economic, and educational problems, as well as mental health issues (Rashid Abdul Aziz et al, 2021). In an effort to eradicate the spread of this epidemic, the authorities have decided to implement the Movement Control Order (MCO) which was implemented on 18 March 2020, causing people's life patterns and norms to change.…”