Stress Level among UiTM Puncak Alam Students during the Movement Control Order

Abstract

Stress is a common mental issue among students during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aimed to determine and to compare the stress level among health sciences and non-health sciences students during the Movement Control Order. Cross-sectional study design was used, and the Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire was distributed for this study. The majority of 145 students (81.4%) had a moderate stress level, and there was no significant difference in the mean of the stress level between the health sciences and non-health sciences students(p>0.05). This research provides preliminary insight into the stress level among students and the need for further actions.    

Keywords: Stress; students; movement control order

eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2498.