ACADEMIC PRESURRE FACTORS AMONG HIGH EDUCATION INSTITUTE (HEIs) STUDENTS: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY

Hazlin Falina Rosli, Norli Yusuf, Nur’aina Nabila Dundai Abdullah, Nur Aisyah Ismail

Abstract


The increasing number of mental disorders among students in HEIs has sparked concern among various parties in educational institutions. Mental health problems occur due to various factors including depression, anxiety, and excessive stress, ultimately leading to suicide. Therefore, issues related to mental health and mental health care are very important to be focused on in society. This study was conducted to identify the level of mental health among students in HEIs, namely at Selangor Islamic University (UIS) and University of Melaka (UNIMEL). The findings from the Healthy Mind Screening Test (DASS) survey showed that there are three indicators, namely stress, anxiety, and depression, which are at normal levels. However, there is an average of students who have experienced stress, anxiety, and depression at least once in their lives. This tendency needs to be taken seriously as it can lead to more serious mental health problems. In addition, the findings also showed that the academic stress factor of the respondents' mental health level showed the highest mean value (mean = 3.5828, sd = .87560). This indirectly indicates that academic stress is one of the tendencies of students towards unhealthy mental health problems. The results of this study are expected to provide recommendations to the relevant parties regarding the level of student health in HEIs and ways to solve these problems from a communication aspect, especially among students.


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