Perceived risk, fear of Covid-19, and resilience on mental health among Malaysian emerging adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is identified as a respiratory illness and has affected many countries around the world in terms of various aspects including mental health. However, there are limited studies that emphasise on the (1) predictive effects of perceived risk of COVID-19 on mental health, and...
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| Format: | Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4352/ http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4352/1/FYP_PY_EW_2021.pdf |
| Summary: | The coronavirus (COVID-19) is identified as a respiratory illness and has affected many countries around the world in terms of various aspects including mental health. However, there are limited studies that emphasise on the (1) predictive effects of perceived risk of COVID-19 on mental health, and (2) the mediating effects of fear of COVID-19 and resilience in the relationship between perceived risk of COVID-19 and mental health among emerging adults in Malaysia. Hence, the current study aimed to investigate (1) the predictive effect of perceived risk of COVID-19 on mental health, and (2) the mediating effects of fear of COVID-19 and resilience in the relationship between perceived risk of COVID-19 and mental health among Malaysian emerging adults during the pandemic. Overall, there were 196 respondents recruited to participate in the cross-sectional study through online survey by using purposive sampling method. However, only 182 respondents were selected to proceed to data analyses. The selected participants were Malaysian emerging adults with age range between 18 and 29 years old. The results demonstrated that only resilience positively predicted mental health, while perceived risk and fear of COVID-19 were not significant predictors of mental health. Fear of COVID-19 and resilience have no mediating effect in the relationship between perceived risk and mental health. In conclusion, these findings have provided an opportunity for the Malaysian community to have a deeper understanding about the role of resilience on mental health during the pandemic, which helps in developing intervention programmes. |
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