Emotional Challenges across the Welfare provided among the Stranded University Students during Covid-19 Pandemic

Nor Balkish Zakaria; Juliana  Mohd Abdul Kadir; Muhammad Rasyid  Abdillah; Mohd Khairul Ariff Noh; Saunah  Zainon

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2719

Authors

Nor Balkish Zakaria Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia; Accounting Research Institue (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor
Juliana Mohd Abdul Kadir Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
Muhammad Rasyid Abdillah Department of Management, Universitas Lancang Kuning, Indonesia
Mohd Khairul Ariff Noh Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
Saunah Zainon Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia & Accounting Research Institue (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2719

Abstract

The Movement Control Order (MCO) for Covid-19 safety measure caused worry and anxiety among university students, especially those stranded in their university hostels or rental accommodation. Universitiesâ€™ staffs helped their basic living and study needs. This study aims to determine the emotional challenges among these students and examine the association between their emotional score across the universityâ€™s welfare. Based on a survey of 284 respondents, the findings show that there is a significant difference between their emotions and stranded locations. Residential facilities, information updates, and food provided are substantial to their emotional scores.

Keywords: Emotional Challenges; Covid-19 Pandemic; Stranded Students; University Welfare

eISSN: 2398-4287Â© 2021. 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/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2719