Psikopedagogia
Vol. 11 No. 2: December 2022

Difference in Indonesian and Malaysian University Students’ Psychological Well-Being During Covid-19 Pandemic

Farozin, Muh (Unknown)
Suwarjo, Suwarjo (Unknown)
Purnama, Diana Septi (Unknown)
Astuti, Budi (Unknown)
Lestari, Rizqi (Unknown)
Mansur, Muhamad (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2022

Abstract

Many countries worldwide undergo changes in various sectors due Covid-19 pandemic, including Indonesia and Malaysia. The pandemic also affects university students’ physical and psychological aspects. This comparative study attempted to find out the difference in university students’ psychological well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic. The population of this study was university students of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Universitas Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia. Six hundred-one university students were recruited using an accidental sampling technique. The data were collected using psychological well-being scale. Mann-Whitney test was performed to determine the difference in students’ psychological well-being in the two universities. The study result showed a p-value of 0.000 (< 0.05), indicating a difference in students’ psychological well-being at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta and Universitas Pendidikan Sultan Idris. This study result is expected to provide a depiction of students’ psychological well-being during the covid-19 pandemic.

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