Perceived Academic Stress Among Students During Pandemic in a Malaysian University

Abstract

In light of the recent uptick in reported cases, the problem of the Covid-19 pandemic has once again become a topic of discussion. After the spread of the Covid-19 virus, traditional classrooms gave way to virtual ones. As a result, students have had a more difficult time adjusting to the new system of education. Emotional distress associated with the fear of disappointment due to academic performance or the realisation of the possibility of any loss is what call "academic expectation stress." Students may also feel academic pressure from their own high expectations and those of their parents and teachers. Students also may have a greater tendency to fall short of realising their full potential if they have a poor self-perception or have a negative attitude about themselves. Hence, while online education was widely used despite the Covid-19 pandemic, this study aimed to determine what factors contributed to students' academic stress and examine their relationship with one another. Furthermore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the significance level each Perceived Academic Stress variables of different gender. This study resulted that man show high mean in all variables. Furthermore, all the factors accounted for 55.22 percent of the variance in responses related to students' experiences of academic related stresses. From the results also show factor on "Academic Self Perception" contributed high percentage to students' academic stress.