Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 6

Does University Students’ Stress Have an Impact on their Psychological Well-Being?

  • Author:
  • Halimah Mohd Yusof1,, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman1, Nurul Farhana Mohd Noordin1, Salwa Abdul Patah1, Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus1, Goh Chin Fei2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1290 to 1294

1Senior Lecturer, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

2Senior Lecturer, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

*Corresponding Author: Halimah Mohd Yusof, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia. Email: halimahmy@utm.my

Online published on 11 July, 2019.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of stress on psychological wellbeing among the students from various faculties in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The questionnaire was administrated and was distributed to a sample of 368 students in the selected university. The findings illustrated that anxiety showed non-significant impact on psychological wellbeing. Depression and stress were instead found to have significant impact on the psychological wellbeing. In order to improve this phenomenon, it is highly recommended that university should take necessary proactive actions in helping students manage their mental health needs. Access to interventions and prevention programmes needs to be strengthened within the university settings.

Keywords

Stress, Psychological wellbeing, Case Study