Well-being in Focus: The role of demographic factors on university students

Noorazzila Shamsuddin; Nik Sarina Nik Md Salleh; Sakinah Mat Zin; Roseliza Hamid; Nurul Syaqirah Zulqernain; Hasrudi Tanjung

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10i31.6498

Authors

Noorazzila Shamsuddin Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Nik Sarina Nik Md Salleh Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Sakinah Mat Zin Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Roseliza Hamid Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Nurul Syaqirah Zulqernain Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Hasrudi Tanjung Department of Management, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10i31.6498

Keywords:

University students, demographic factors, well-being

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the level of well-being of university students’ by focusing on demographic factors that influence students’ well-being. Researchers are directed to age, gender and household income as demographic variables in measuring the student’s well-being. Survey methodology was used to collect data by distributing a set of questionnaires among 234 participants. Data analysis and hypothesis testing were conducted using SPSS Statistics. The research model was analyzed through descriptive statistics as well as ANOVA analysis. Results indicate that students experienced moderate to high levels of well-being, with no significant difference across age, gender, and household income.

Keywords: University students, demographic factors, well-being

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