FACTORS AFFECTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC: EVIDENCES FROM UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA.

Autor: Ahmed, Abdirazak Barre, Mohamed, Mohamed-Abdullahi
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Zdroj: International Journal of Public Health & Clinical Sciences (IJPHCS); Jul/Aug2021, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p135-156, 22p
Abstrakt: Research indicates that university and college students, especially international students, are at higher risk of experiencing mental health problems than other populations during the (COVID 1-9) pandemic. This study examines the relationship between four independent variables (loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression) with the mental health of international students enrolled at Universiti Utara Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was conducted involving 326 international students from the university and the data was analyzed using the SPSS version 24 for its involving descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-test. The result reveals that there is a significant relationship between loneliness, stress, and depression with mental health with the exception of anxiety. Finally, the implication, limitation, recommendation, and conclusion were also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index