An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia

In general, stress can have a significant impact on various aspects of an individual's physical, mental, and emotional well-being.Nowadays, university students often experience high levels of stress due to various factors. According to the research, Malaysian university students were more likel...

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Main Authors: Chong, Shu Hua, Loh, Wei Zhen, Ooi, Hui Jing
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6063/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6063/1/fyp_FE_2023_CSH.pdf
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author Chong, Shu Hua
Loh, Wei Zhen
Ooi, Hui Jing
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Ooi, Hui Jing
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description In general, stress can have a significant impact on various aspects of an individual's physical, mental, and emotional well-being.Nowadays, university students often experience high levels of stress due to various factors. According to the research, Malaysian university students were more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and stress.However, this research aims to identify and analyze the key factors influencing stress among university students. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to gather insights into the multifaceted nature of student stress. The study employed a primary data approach, including surveys and questionnaires, to collect data from a diverse sample of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) studentsin Malaysia. This research examines thatwhat are the factors influencing stress among Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)students in Malaysia. This study consists of 5 independent variables, neuroticism (N), conscientiousness (C), self-expectation (SE), parental-expectation (PE)and social influence (SE). These independent variables are used to identify the relationship between stress among UTAR students. 440 sets of questionnaires were analysed through Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) 28.0 software. According to results, all independent variables(neuroticism, conscientiousness, self-expectation, parental expectation) are found to have significant relationship with stress among UTAR students, except for social influence resulting an insignificant relationship. This study also provides some recommendations and feedbackon improvingthe result and quality of the study in understanding the factor that affecting stress among university students. Therefore, this research will cover on the discussions of these factors that influencing stress among UTAR students.
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spelling utar-60632023-12-21T15:14:00Z An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia Chong, Shu Hua Loh, Wei Zhen Ooi, Hui Jing HM Sociology HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education (General) In general, stress can have a significant impact on various aspects of an individual's physical, mental, and emotional well-being.Nowadays, university students often experience high levels of stress due to various factors. According to the research, Malaysian university students were more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and stress.However, this research aims to identify and analyze the key factors influencing stress among university students. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to gather insights into the multifaceted nature of student stress. The study employed a primary data approach, including surveys and questionnaires, to collect data from a diverse sample of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) studentsin Malaysia. This research examines thatwhat are the factors influencing stress among Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)students in Malaysia. This study consists of 5 independent variables, neuroticism (N), conscientiousness (C), self-expectation (SE), parental-expectation (PE)and social influence (SE). These independent variables are used to identify the relationship between stress among UTAR students. 440 sets of questionnaires were analysed through Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) 28.0 software. According to results, all independent variables(neuroticism, conscientiousness, self-expectation, parental expectation) are found to have significant relationship with stress among UTAR students, except for social influence resulting an insignificant relationship. This study also provides some recommendations and feedbackon improvingthe result and quality of the study in understanding the factor that affecting stress among university students. Therefore, this research will cover on the discussions of these factors that influencing stress among UTAR students. 2023-06 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6063/1/fyp_FE_2023_CSH.pdf Chong, Shu Hua and Loh, Wei Zhen and Ooi, Hui Jing (2023) An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6063/
spellingShingle HM Sociology
HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education (General)
Chong, Shu Hua
Loh, Wei Zhen
Ooi, Hui Jing
An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia
title An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia
title_full An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia
title_fullStr An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia
title_short An investigation on factors influencing stress among UTAR students in Malaysia
title_sort investigation on factors influencing stress among utar students in malaysia
topic HM Sociology
HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education (General)
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6063/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6063/1/fyp_FE_2023_CSH.pdf