The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest and most widespread epidemics affecting the world today, and its impacts are also experienced in Malaysia. The pandemic has a huge impact on the social, economic, and educational livelihood of the community. Furthermore, the government’s implementation of...
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest and most widespread epidemics affecting the world today, and its impacts are also experienced in Malaysia. The pandemic has a huge impact on the social, economic, and educational livelihood of the community. Furthermore, the government’s implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) has resulted in most sectors not operating at full capacity, including higher education institutions. This situation has largely affected the field of education. Thus, this study was conducted to explore the relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study adopted the quantitative survey research design and involved 468 randomly sampled participants. Data were collected using a digital questionnaire developed using Google Form and distributed through social media applications. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software was used to analyze the data obtained. The study’s findings showed that there was no significant difference between social support and sociodemographic backgrounds. Apart from that, the study also found a significant correlation between the three elements of social support (family, peer, and other close individual). Therefore, continuous social support must be fully utilized in order to avoid the emergence of any issues that can have a negative impact on students, thereby affecting their academic achievement and progress. |
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| spelling | upm-955912022-08-22T08:42:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95591/ The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic Hussain, Mohd Rizal Abdul Rahim, Nor Syazila Abdul Aziz, Fatma Azwani Umar, Rahmawati Yap, Wing Fen Hassan, Aminuddin Md Shahril, Norshahilda Mohd Fauzi, Muhammad Fathul Ariffin Abdullah, Amini Amir The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest and most widespread epidemics affecting the world today, and its impacts are also experienced in Malaysia. The pandemic has a huge impact on the social, economic, and educational livelihood of the community. Furthermore, the government’s implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) has resulted in most sectors not operating at full capacity, including higher education institutions. This situation has largely affected the field of education. Thus, this study was conducted to explore the relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study adopted the quantitative survey research design and involved 468 randomly sampled participants. Data were collected using a digital questionnaire developed using Google Form and distributed through social media applications. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software was used to analyze the data obtained. The study’s findings showed that there was no significant difference between social support and sociodemographic backgrounds. Apart from that, the study also found a significant correlation between the three elements of social support (family, peer, and other close individual). Therefore, continuous social support must be fully utilized in order to avoid the emergence of any issues that can have a negative impact on students, thereby affecting their academic achievement and progress. Macrothink Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95591/1/The%20relationship%20between%20social%20support%20and%20demographic%20characteristics%20among%20Malaysian%20university%20students%20during%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic_new.pdf Hussain, Mohd Rizal and Abdul Rahim, Nor Syazila and Abdul Aziz, Fatma Azwani and Umar, Rahmawati and Yap, Wing Fen and Hassan, Aminuddin and Md Shahril, Norshahilda and Mohd Fauzi, Muhammad Fathul Ariffin and Abdullah, Amini Amir (2021) The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 11 (4 spec.). 80 - 97. ISSN 2162-3058 https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijhrs/article/view/19232 10.5296/ijhrs.v11i4S.19232 |
| spellingShingle | Hussain, Mohd Rizal Abdul Rahim, Nor Syazila Abdul Aziz, Fatma Azwani Umar, Rahmawati Yap, Wing Fen Hassan, Aminuddin Md Shahril, Norshahilda Mohd Fauzi, Muhammad Fathul Ariffin Abdullah, Amini Amir The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title | The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among Malaysian university students during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | relationship between social support and demographic characteristics among malaysian university students during the covid-19 pandemic |
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