Stress and its association with sociodemographic characteristics, coping and internet use among late adolescent university students in East Malaysia
Introduction: Adolescents pursuing higher education at the university experience stressful life events on top of academic demands, where failure in managing those stressors can lead to stress as well as other more severe physical and mental health problems. Limited research exists locally about t...
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| Language: | English |
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Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (India)
2019
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28662/1/Cheah%2C%20Whye%20Lian.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28662/ https://jiacam.org/ojs/index.php/JIACAM |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Introduction: Adolescents pursuing higher education at the university experience stressful
life events on top of academic demands, where failure in managing those stressors can lead to
stress as well as other more severe physical and mental health problems. Limited research
exists locally about the association between coping and internet use with the perceived stress.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 527 university students
between 18-19 years old in Kota Samarahan. A self-administered questionnaire containing
background information, perceived stress, measures of coping, motives of utilizing the
internet, and internet addiction test was used. IBM SPSS version 23 was used for the data
analysis.
Result: The results showed that being female or having avoidant-emotional coping strategy
was positively associated with perceived stress, whereas a problem-focused coping strategy
was negatively associated with perceived stress. Internet addiction and underlying internet
motives were not associated with perceived stress.
Conclusion: The need to understand the association between coping and perceived stress is
essential for professionals to assist adolescents in managing their mental health. |
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