Factors Contributing to the Presence of Depression in an Online Distance Learner: A systematic review

Abdurrahman Jalil; Mohamad Noorman Masrek; Mohammad Fazli Baharuddin; Mohd Shahrin Ahmad

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4105

Authors

Abdurrahman Jalil Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40150 Shah Alam, Malaysia
Mohamad Noorman Masrek Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40150 Shah Alam, Malaysia
Mohammad Fazli Baharuddin Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40150 Shah Alam, Malaysia
Mohd Shahrin Ahmad Maktab Rendah Sains MARA, 13100 Kepala Batas, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4105

Keywords:

Depression, Online Learner, COVID-19

Abstract

Studies show that online learners are depressed when committing themselves to online learning. However, little data are available about the factors that contribute to the presence of depression. This study aims to reveal the factors by conducting a systematic literature review on six online databases. Based on the review, this study has found that the factors could be categorised into poor perception of online learning mode, infrastructure, resources and support issues, personal weakness and problem, and the COVID-19 phenomenon. Given the findings, the COVID-19 phenomenon interestingly seemed to be the main factor and should be further investigated in the future.

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