Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia

The authors investigated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depressive symptoms among university students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in a cross-sectional study involving 375 students. Results showed that 39.5% reported PTSD symptoms, 37.3% anxiety symptoms, and...

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Main Authors: Siti Raudzah, Ghazali, Chen, Yoke Yong, Ang, Ai Ling, Nur Izzatul Khaleeda, Kasnan, Eleanna Simba, Driver, Nurul Nasriyah, Mahran, Noorain Farihin, Mohd Faezal, Fatin Syakirah, Mohd Fikri, Nurul Aminah, Mohamad Sabuddin
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spelling my.unimas.ir.436062023-12-11T01:49:43Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43606/ Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia Siti Raudzah, Ghazali Chen, Yoke Yong Ang, Ai Ling Nur Izzatul Khaleeda, Kasnan Eleanna Simba, Driver Nurul Nasriyah, Mahran Noorain Farihin, Mohd Faezal Fatin Syakirah, Mohd Fikri Nurul Aminah, Mohamad Sabuddin BF Psychology The authors investigated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depressive symptoms among university students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in a cross-sectional study involving 375 students. Results showed that 39.5% reported PTSD symptoms, 37.3% anxiety symptoms, and 51.4% depressive symptoms. PTSD is significantly correlated with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Female students reported significantly higher PTSD and depressive symptoms. There was a significant association between race, PTSD, and anxiety symptoms. Participants who stayed at residential college (46.2%) and had underlying health problems (70%) reported having significant anxiety symptoms. A significant association between ethnicity and depressive symptoms and underlying health status was also found. The high rates of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms call for action for mental health promotion and improving mental health delivery services to higher education students in the wake of COVID-19. Springer Nature 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43606/3/Psychologica.pdf Siti Raudzah, Ghazali and Chen, Yoke Yong and Ang, Ai Ling and Nur Izzatul Khaleeda, Kasnan and Eleanna Simba, Driver and Nurul Nasriyah, Mahran and Noorain Farihin, Mohd Faezal and Fatin Syakirah, Mohd Fikri and Nurul Aminah, Mohamad Sabuddin (2023) Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1573-3246 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10447-023-09538-9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-023-09538-9
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Siti Raudzah, Ghazali
Chen, Yoke Yong
Ang, Ai Ling
Nur Izzatul Khaleeda, Kasnan
Eleanna Simba, Driver
Nurul Nasriyah, Mahran
Noorain Farihin, Mohd Faezal
Fatin Syakirah, Mohd Fikri
Nurul Aminah, Mohamad Sabuddin
Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia
description The authors investigated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depressive symptoms among university students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in a cross-sectional study involving 375 students. Results showed that 39.5% reported PTSD symptoms, 37.3% anxiety symptoms, and 51.4% depressive symptoms. PTSD is significantly correlated with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Female students reported significantly higher PTSD and depressive symptoms. There was a significant association between race, PTSD, and anxiety symptoms. Participants who stayed at residential college (46.2%) and had underlying health problems (70%) reported having significant anxiety symptoms. A significant association between ethnicity and depressive symptoms and underlying health status was also found. The high rates of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms call for action for mental health promotion and improving mental health delivery services to higher education students in the wake of COVID-19.
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author Siti Raudzah, Ghazali
Chen, Yoke Yong
Ang, Ai Ling
Nur Izzatul Khaleeda, Kasnan
Eleanna Simba, Driver
Nurul Nasriyah, Mahran
Noorain Farihin, Mohd Faezal
Fatin Syakirah, Mohd Fikri
Nurul Aminah, Mohamad Sabuddin
author_facet Siti Raudzah, Ghazali
Chen, Yoke Yong
Ang, Ai Ling
Nur Izzatul Khaleeda, Kasnan
Eleanna Simba, Driver
Nurul Nasriyah, Mahran
Noorain Farihin, Mohd Faezal
Fatin Syakirah, Mohd Fikri
Nurul Aminah, Mohamad Sabuddin
author_sort Siti Raudzah, Ghazali
title Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia
title_short Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia
title_full Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia
title_fullStr Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Psychological Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression Among University Students During First Phase of COVID‑19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia
title_sort psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression among university students during first phase of covid‑19 movement control order in malaysia
publisher Springer Nature
publishDate 2023
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43606/3/Psychologica.pdf
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