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COVID-19: Mental Health and Academic Performance Among University Students

Different personality and mental health status may contribute differently to academic outcome. Hence, the main motivation of this study is to access the association of personality and mental health on academic performances in distance learning. This research applied a quantitative research method, u...

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Main Authors: Ross Azura, Zahit, Sheilla Lim, Omar Lim, Joanne Yi Ling, Li
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spelling my.unimas.ir.388482022-08-17T07:34:34Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38848/ COVID-19: Mental Health and Academic Performance Among University Students Ross Azura, Zahit Sheilla Lim, Omar Lim Joanne Yi Ling, Li BF Psychology Different personality and mental health status may contribute differently to academic outcome. Hence, the main motivation of this study is to access the association of personality and mental health on academic performances in distance learning. This research applied a quantitative research method, using survey-based questionnaires, namely Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) for personality traits and 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) for mental health status. A total of 140 Undergraduates from all faculties in University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) were picked and demographic profile was analysed through the descriptive and correlational analysis using both Pearson and Spearman correlation tests. The results showed a significant relationship between mental health and the Undergraduate students’ academic performance in GPA. Specifically, the loss of confidence factor was the only mental health factor that demonstrated a significantly negative, but weak correlation with their GPA. The rest of the hypotheses were dismissed. Hence, according to the findings from this research, it can be concluded that the higher the score for mental health status, the higher the tendency for the students to experience negative mental illness. Consequently, affecting their academic performances. UNIMAS Publisher 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38848/2/COVID-19%20-%20Copy.pdf Ross Azura, Zahit and Sheilla Lim, Omar Lim and Joanne Yi Ling, Li (2022) COVID-19: Mental Health and Academic Performance Among University Students. Trends in Undergraduate Research, 5 (1). e1-9. ISSN 2637-093X https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/TUR/article/view/3861 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.3861.2022
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Ross Azura, Zahit
Sheilla Lim, Omar Lim
Joanne Yi Ling, Li
COVID-19: Mental Health and Academic Performance Among University Students
description Different personality and mental health status may contribute differently to academic outcome. Hence, the main motivation of this study is to access the association of personality and mental health on academic performances in distance learning. This research applied a quantitative research method, using survey-based questionnaires, namely Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) for personality traits and 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) for mental health status. A total of 140 Undergraduates from all faculties in University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) were picked and demographic profile was analysed through the descriptive and correlational analysis using both Pearson and Spearman correlation tests. The results showed a significant relationship between mental health and the Undergraduate students’ academic performance in GPA. Specifically, the loss of confidence factor was the only mental health factor that demonstrated a significantly negative, but weak correlation with their GPA. The rest of the hypotheses were dismissed. Hence, according to the findings from this research, it can be concluded that the higher the score for mental health status, the higher the tendency for the students to experience negative mental illness. Consequently, affecting their academic performances.
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Sheilla Lim, Omar Lim
Joanne Yi Ling, Li
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title_short COVID-19: Mental Health and Academic Performance Among University Students
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