Using Dass-21 to Measure the Psychological Stress of Malaysians during Covid-19

Geetha Subramaniam; Ungku Aqilah Ungku Affandy; Rubaiyet Hasan Khan; Liang Aiping

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4671

Authors

Geetha Subramaniam Faculty of Education, Language, Psychology & Music, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Malaysia
Ungku Aqilah Ungku Affandy Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Rubaiyet Hasan Khan School of Management, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Liang Aiping School of Foreign Language, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4671

Keywords:

Psychological Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Quality of Life, SDG

Abstract

The Movement Control Order (MCO) was imposed in Malaysia in March 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This six-month control led to a substantial psychological impact among Malaysians. Using a quantitative survey based on the DASS-21 instrument, 400 Malaysians answered a questionnaire to examine whether demographic factors, risk perception, individual behaviour, mental health and media usage affected the psychological impact of Malaysians during COVID-19. Findings indicate that COVID-19 did impact Malaysians more due to the movement constraint. Besides contributing to the body of knowledge, this study shows that workplace policies that affect quality of life need immediate attention.

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