Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local and international students in Malaysian universities

Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local and international students in Malaysian... This paper aims to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students in Malaysian universities as well as its effect on their learning.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed a quantitative design, as the data were collected through a survey. The participants were 219 students, divided as follows: 102 local students and 117 international students in Malaysian universities.FindingsThe findings showed no significant difference in terms of the psychological impact of COVID-19 among students according to the variables, nationality (local and international), gender and level of study. The descriptive analysis showed that the outbreak of COVID-19 made the students anxious, worried and restless. Besides, the outbreak of COVID-19 made the students unable to focus on their study, feel anxious about studying, have less confidence on their leaning and commit more mistakes than normal days. The psychological stress made online learning during the isolation period less effective and less helpful for students, which made them more worried about their academic achievement and future study plans.Originality/valueCOVID-19 is a current issue, and the psychological effect of COVID-19 on local and international students and their learning has not been covered in previous literature. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Education and Development Studies Emerald Publishing

Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local and international students in Malaysian universities

Download PDF
13 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/psychological-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-local-and-O9znD5lmGV
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
2046-3162
DOI
10.1108/aeds-05-2020-0098
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students in Malaysian universities as well as its effect on their learning.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed a quantitative design, as the data were collected through a survey. The participants were 219 students, divided as follows: 102 local students and 117 international students in Malaysian universities.FindingsThe findings showed no significant difference in terms of the psychological impact of COVID-19 among students according to the variables, nationality (local and international), gender and level of study. The descriptive analysis showed that the outbreak of COVID-19 made the students anxious, worried and restless. Besides, the outbreak of COVID-19 made the students unable to focus on their study, feel anxious about studying, have less confidence on their leaning and commit more mistakes than normal days. The psychological stress made online learning during the isolation period less effective and less helpful for students, which made them more worried about their academic achievement and future study plans.Originality/valueCOVID-19 is a current issue, and the psychological effect of COVID-19 on local and international students and their learning has not been covered in previous literature.

Journal

Asian Education and Development Studies – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 9, 2021

Keywords: Online learning; International students; Anxiety; Psychological impact; Local students; University students in Malaysia

References

  • Anxiety in academic achievement situations
    Alpert, R.; Haber, R.N.
  • Individual differences in statistics anxiety among college students
    Baloğlu, M.
  • Investigating the construct validity of intolerance of uncertainty and its unique relationship with worry
    Buhr, K.; Dugas, M.J.
  • The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China
    Cao, W.; Fang, Z.; Hou, G.; Han, M.; Xu, X.; Dong, J.; Zheng, J.
  • Online learning readiness among university students in Malaysia amidst COVID-19
    Chung, E.; Subramaniam, G.; Dass, L.C.
  • Method and psychological effects on learning behaviors and knowledge creation in quality improvement projects
    Choo, A.S.; Linderman, K.W.; Schroeder, R.G.
  • Effects of situational stress and sex roles on the attribution of psychological disorders
    Coie, J.D.; Pennington, B.F.; Buckley, H.H.
  • Test anxiety and academic performance: the effects of study-related behaviors
    Culler, R.E.; Holahan, C.J.
  • Five tips for moving teaching online as COVID-19 takes hold
    Gewin, V.
  • Risk communication for public health emergencies
    Glik, D.C.
  • Online course-taking and student outcomes in California community colleges
    Hart, C.M.; Friedmann, E.; Hill, M.
  • The impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on E-business in Malaysia
    Hasanat, M.W.; Hoque, A.; Shikha, F.A.; Anwar, M.; Hamid, A.B.A.; Tat, H.H.
  • International students in the US: social and psychological adjustment
    Jackson, M.; Ray, S.; Bybell, D.
  • The effects of psychological stress upon performance
    Lazarus, R.S.; Deese, J.; Osler, S.F.
  • Is alexithymia affected by situational stress or is it a stable trait related to emotion regulation?
    Mikolajczak, M.; Luminet, O.
  • Assessment of Iranian nurses' knowledge and anxiety toward COVID-19 during the current outbreak in Iran
    Nemati, M.; Ebrahimi, B.; Nemati, F.
  • Effect of foreign language anxiety on gender and academic achievement among Yemeni university EFL students
    Razak, N.A.; Yassin, A.A.; Maasum, T.N.R.B.T.
  • Investigating foreign language reading anxiety among Yemeni international students in Malaysian universities
    Razak, N.A.; Yassin, A.A.; Moqbel, M.S.S.
  • Closure of universities due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): impact on education and mental health of students and academic staff
    Sahu, P.
  • The effects of brief individual cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and homesickness among international students in Malaysia
    Saravanan, C.; Alias, A.; Mohamad, M.
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in parents and youth after health-related disasters
    Sprang, G.; Silman, M.
  • Predictors of depression and anxiety among international students
    Sümer, S.; Poyrazli, S.; Grahame, K.
  • Psychological impact of Covid-19 and lockdown among university students in Malaysia: implications and policy recommendations
    Sundarasen, S.; Chinna, K.; Kamaludin, K.; Nurunnabi, M.; Baloch, G.M.; Khoshaim, H.B.; Hossain, F.S.A.; Sukayt, A.
  • Challenges and opportunities for higher education amid the COVID-19 pandemic: the philippine context
    Toquero, C.M.
  • Social distancing in covid-19: what are the mental health implications?
    Venkatesh, A.; Edirappuli, S.
  • Immediate psychological responses and associated factors during the initial stage of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic among the general population in China
    Wang, C.; Pan, R.; Wan, X.; Tan, Y.; Xu, L.; Ho, C.S.; Ho, R.C.
  • Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak
    Wang, G.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, J.; Zhang, J.; Jiang, F.
  • The consequence of consequence: motivation, anxiety, and test performance
    Wolf, L.F.; Smith, J.K.
  • Scale development research: a content analysis and recommendations for best practices
    Worthington, R.L.; Whittaker, T.A.
  • Longitudinal effects of examination stress on psychological well-being and a possible mediating role of self-esteem in Chinese high school students
    Xiang, Z.; Tan, S.; Kang, Q.; Zhang, B.; Zhu, L.
  • Timely mental health care for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is urgently needed
    Xiang, Y.T.; Yang, Y.; Li, W.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, Q.; Cheung, T.; Ng, C.H.
  • Autonomous learning of elementary students at home during the COVID-19 epidemic: a case study of the second elementary school in Daxie, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
    Xie, Z.; Yang, J.
  • Adjustment in international students in Malaysian public university
    Yusoff, Y.M.; Chelliah, S.
  • Mental health care for international Chinese students affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
    Zhai, Y.; Du, X.
  • The effects of misleading media reports about covid-19 on Chinese tourists' mental health: a perspective article
    Zheng, Y.; Goh, E.; Wen, J.