Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local and international students in Malaysian universities

IF 2.3 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Asian Education and Development Studies Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI:10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0098

Amr Abdullatif Yassin, N. A. Razak, M. Saeed, Mohammed Ali Abbod Al-Maliki, F. Al-Habies

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Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students in Malaysian universities as well as its effect on their learning Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a quantitative design, as the data were collected through a survey The participants were 219 students, divided as follows: 102 local students and 117 international students in Malaysian universities Findings: The findings showed no significant difference in terms of the psychological impact of COVID-19 among students according to the variables, nationality (local and international), gender and level of study The descriptive analysis showed that the outbreak of COVID-19 made the students anxious, worried and restless Besides, the outbreak of COVID-19 made the students unable to focus on their study, feel anxious about studying, have less confidence on their leaning and commit more mistakes than normal days The psychological stress made online learning during the isolation period less effective and less helpful for students, which made them more worried about their academic achievement and future study plans Originality/value: COVID-19 is a current issue, and the psychological effect of COVID-19 on local and international students and their learning has not been covered in previous literature © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited

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目的：本文旨在调查新冠肺炎大流行对马来西亚大学大学生的心理影响及其对他们学习的影响设计/方法/方法：该研究采用定量设计，通过调查收集数据。参与者为219名学生，马来西亚大学102名本地学生和117名国际学生研究结果：根据变量、国籍（本地和国际）、性别和学习水平，研究结果显示新冠肺炎对学生的心理影响没有显著差异描述性分析显示，新冠肺炎的爆发使学生感到焦虑，此外，新冠肺炎的爆发使学生无法集中精力学习，对学习感到焦虑，对学习缺乏信心，犯下的错误比平时更多。心理压力使隔离期间的在线学习效果较差，对学生的帮助也较低，这让他们更加担心自己的学业成绩和未来的学习计划原创/价值观：新冠肺炎是一个时事问题，新冠肺炎对当地和国际学生及其学习的心理影响在之前的文献中没有涉及©2020，Emerald出版有限公司

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期刊介绍： Asian Education and Development Studies (AEDS) is a new journal showcasing the latest research on education, development and governance issues in Asian contexts. AEDS fosters cross-boundary research with the aim of enhancing our socio-scientific understanding of Asia. AEDS invites original empirical research, review papers and comparative analyses as well as reports and research notes around education, political science, sociology and development studies. Articles with strong comparative perspectives and regional insights will be especially welcome. In-depth examinations of the role of education in the promotion of social, economic, cultural and political development in Asia are also encouraged. AEDS is the official journal of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association. Key topics for submissions: Educational development in Asia, Globalization and regional responses from Asia, Social development and social policy in Asia, Urbanization and social change in Asia, Politics and changing governance in Asia, Critical development issues and policy implications in Asia, Demographic change and changing social structure in Asia. Key subject areas for research submissions: Education, Political Science, Sociology , Development Studies .