Psychological Wellbeing among International Students in Universiti Putra Malaysia during the Pandemic
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of physiological well-being among Universiti
Putra Malaysia (UPM) international students due to the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and
identify the determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 411 international university students at
UPM participated in this online-based survey. A standardized e-questionnaire was generated using
Google Forms, and the link was shared through social media, e.g., WhatsApp, and thru students’ e-
mails. The information was statistically analyzed by SPSS. Students experienced moderate depression
and anxiety. The university is expected to consider to fixing factors in reducing depression and anxiety
among international university students.
Copyright (c) 2023 Gading Journal for Social Sciences (e-ISSN 2600-7568)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
