Academic, financial, and mental health stressors among undergraduates during pandemic

Abstract

Since the Covid-19 outbreak began in December 2019, requirement for global curfews on a wide range of issues has emerged, limiting the interactions with one another. A self-administered cross-sectional questionnaire was developed to examine academic stressors, financial stressors, and mental health stressors among undergraduates during the early and later stages of the pandemic. The findings of the study indicated a significant impact of these stressors on the mental health of undergraduates during the pandemic. Majority of undergraduates’ were tested with COVID positive and are more effected with mental health stressors. The academic and financial stressors of the pandemic's later stage has been decreased compared to the early stage of the pandemic.