STRESSORS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN MALAYSIA
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Considerable stress can lead to range of issues that influence
a student’s well-being. Mental illness among youth is
apparently a major problem worldwide nowadays. This study
tried to examine the relationship between stressors namely
academic stress, financial, social support, and environmental
stress on psychological well-being among undergraduate
students. A sample of 350 self-administered questionnaires
were distributed to undergraduate students in a public
university in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The study has
adopted convenience sampling method. Pearson
correlation and regression analysis were used to predict the
relationship and influence of all stressors towards
psychological well-being. Finding shows that three factor of
stressors elements have positive relationship with the
psychological well-being. Meanwhile, social support
indicates moderate, positive correlation with the
psychological well-being.Academic stress has a minor
beneficial affect on psychological well-being, according to
multiple regression analysis, while social support has a
moderately favourable influence. Multiple regression analysis
displays that academic stress slightly positive influenced
towards psychological well-being while social support has
moderately positive influenced. Other two variables have
been found negatively influenced psychological well-being.
Hence, only hypothesis three and four were accepted while
the other two were rejected.
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