Secondary school students’ school-related stressors during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sabah, Malaysia

Frontiers in Education

Education

Walton Wider¹  Lee Ching Pan²  Jasmine Adela Mutang²  Bee Seok Chua² 

[1] Faculty of Business and Communications, INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia;Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;

关键词: COVID-19;    movement control order;    secondary school students;    mental health;    school-related stressors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/feduc.2023.1138226

 received in 2023-01-05, accepted in 2023-04-21,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionDue to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption of education systems worldwide, secondary schools in Malaysia have shifted to online classes to ensure educational continuity. Therefore, it was necessary to investigate the various effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on secondary school students.MethodsA self-reported survey with closed and open-ended questions was used to collect data involving 1,067 secondary school students from eight schools in Sabah, Malaysia. The participants were mostly male (53.4%), with a mean age of 14.8 (SD = 1.64). The study involved students from various levels/grades, including transition class, forms 1–5, lower six, and upper six.ResultsStudents faced a variety of school-related stressors, including academic failure due to a poor online course; general mental health issues; a poor internet connection; a lack of in-person interaction; a SOP restriction; an inability to focus; too many homework assignments; burnout; becoming lazier; home conditions; and financial difficulties.DiscussionThe implications for classroom practice, policy formulation, and future research are examined.

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