Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a new norm among university students. The movement control command for breaking the Covid-19 chain has resulted in the online platform being fully used by instructors to deliver courses to students. Meanwhile, students also need to make sure active p...

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Main Authors: Norsimah Dasan, Balan Rathakrishnan, Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari, Lailawati Madlan @ Endalan, Norkiah Arsat
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Published: Fakulti Psikologi dan Pendidikan 2021
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author Norsimah Dasan
Balan Rathakrishnan
Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari
Lailawati Madlan @ Endalan
Norkiah Arsat
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Balan Rathakrishnan
Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari
Lailawati Madlan @ Endalan
Norkiah Arsat
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description The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a new norm among university students. The movement control command for breaking the Covid-19 chain has resulted in the online platform being fully used by instructors to deliver courses to students. Meanwhile, students also need to make sure active participate in the new teaching and learning environment and at the same time adhere to the SOPs which have been set. Accordingly, social support is assumed to play an important role in ensuring the continuity of the role of university students in completing academic assignments as well as socially responsible individuals. Social support is categorized into 3 important aspects namely family support, peer support, and significant individual support to student This study was to identify the differences of these three social supports based on the student’s place of residence during the pandemic period and the student’s gender. A quantitative study was conducted by survey method on 590 samples of University Malaysia Sabah students who were selected at simple random. The instrument used is the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The results of the study found that peer support had significant differences based on where students lived during a pandemic. Meanwhile, family support, and significant individual support, did not show significant differences. Moreover, family support, peer support, and significant individual support had no significant differences based on student gender. The implications of this study can offer new advice to the field of psychology especially in increasing social support during pandemic periods. University authorities and policymakers can use the statistics of this study for the construction of appropriate new modules or programs.
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spelling ums.eprints-313222021-12-17T00:30:35Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31322/ Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic Norsimah Dasan Balan Rathakrishnan Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari Lailawati Madlan @ Endalan Norkiah Arsat LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a new norm among university students. The movement control command for breaking the Covid-19 chain has resulted in the online platform being fully used by instructors to deliver courses to students. Meanwhile, students also need to make sure active participate in the new teaching and learning environment and at the same time adhere to the SOPs which have been set. Accordingly, social support is assumed to play an important role in ensuring the continuity of the role of university students in completing academic assignments as well as socially responsible individuals. Social support is categorized into 3 important aspects namely family support, peer support, and significant individual support to student This study was to identify the differences of these three social supports based on the student’s place of residence during the pandemic period and the student’s gender. A quantitative study was conducted by survey method on 590 samples of University Malaysia Sabah students who were selected at simple random. The instrument used is the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The results of the study found that peer support had significant differences based on where students lived during a pandemic. Meanwhile, family support, and significant individual support, did not show significant differences. Moreover, family support, peer support, and significant individual support had no significant differences based on student gender. The implications of this study can offer new advice to the field of psychology especially in increasing social support during pandemic periods. University authorities and policymakers can use the statistics of this study for the construction of appropriate new modules or programs. Fakulti Psikologi dan Pendidikan 2021-09 Proceedings PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31322/1/Differences%20in%20social%20support%20based%20on%20demographic%20factors%20among%20university%20students%20during%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic-ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31322/2/Differences%20in%20social%20support%20based%20on%20demographic%20factors%20among%20university%20students%20during%20the%20covid-19%20pandemic.pdf Norsimah Dasan and Balan Rathakrishnan and Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari and Lailawati Madlan @ Endalan and Norkiah Arsat (2021) Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles-Ganaprakasam/publication/354692266_THE_RELATIONSHIP_BETWEEN_HELICOPTER_PARENTING_AND_NONSUICIDAL_SELF-INJURY_AMONG_ADOLESCENTS_IN_KEDAH_MALAYSIA/links/6147d4e8a595d06017db6f94/THE-RELATIONSHIP-BETWEEN-HELICOPTER-PARENTING-AND-NONSUICIDAL-SELF-INJURY-AMONG-ADOLESCENTS-IN-KEDAH-MALAYSIA.pdf#page=66https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles-Ganaprakasam/publication/354692266_THE_RELATIONSHIP_BETWEEN_HELICOPTER_PARENTING_AND_NONSUICIDAL_SELF-INJURY_AMONG_ADOLESCENTS_IN_KEDAH_MALAYSIA/links/6147d4e8a595d06017db6f94/THE-RELATIONSHIP-BETWEEN-HELICOPTER-PARENTING-AND-NONSUICIDAL-SELF-INJURY-AMONG-ADOLESCENTS-IN-KEDAH-MALAYSIA.pdf#page=66
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Balan Rathakrishnan
Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari
Lailawati Madlan @ Endalan
Norkiah Arsat
Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic
title Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic
title_full Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic
title_short Differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid-19 pandemic
title_sort differences in social support based on demographic factors among university students during the covid 19 pandemic
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