Abstract
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes stress as "the reaction people may have when presented with demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope." However, if stress is extreme and goes on for some time, it can turn to mental and physical ill-health. Oftentimes, obstacles and problems in life may easily cause stress among part-time students at UiTM Shah Alam. The psychological well-being of part-time students is very important as it brings an influence the performance of their work and study life. Thus, it is essential to study the influence of stress factors on psychological well-being among Part-Time Students at UiTM Shah Alam. The framework for the study is adopted from Kawano Yuri (2008) use as an independent variable to measure the main factor of stress, which is work stress, family stress, academic stress, financial stress, and self -efficacy while the dependent variable is the student psychological well-being towards the stress factors. A total of 216 respondents were selected using a stratified sampling technique which focused on a group of Part-Time Students who currently studied at UiTM Shah Alam. A complete set of questionnaires using a concept adapted and adopted from Rift (2004) was sent to respondents via WhatsApp and other social media platforms due to pandemic covid-19 constraints. All the data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 26. Based on the findings discovered that all the five dimensions of stress factors, namely work stress, family stress, academic stress, financial stress, and self-efficacy were found to have positive relationships with psychological well-being (r=.179, p, p<0.01; r=.443, p<0.01; r=.875, p<0.01; r=.172, p<0.01, r=.345, p<0.01 respectively). These positive relationships indicated that the greater the work stress, family stress, academic stress, financial stress, and self-efficacy, the greater it will impact psychological well-being among part-time students. Furthermore, the finding of the study also revealed work stress become the most influential dimension of stress factor among part-time students in UiTM Shah Alam (?=0.995, p<0.00). However, the other three dimensions of family stress, financial stress, and self-efficacy do not have an influence on psychological well-being among part-time students whereas academic stress was found to have a negative influence on the psychological well-being among part-time students (?=- 0.214, p>0.02). Therefore, it was discovered that only two out of five dimensions of stress factors acted as predictors towards psychological well-being among part-time students in UiTM Shah Alam. The study concluded that a better understanding of the issues of stress by the universities would provide some insights on how they can assist the part-time students in dealing with the stress, thus enabling the students to increase their performance in work and study.
Highlights
Additional education is often required to maintain employment and grow within an organization or job
These positive relationships indicated that the greater the work stress, family stress, academic stress, financial stress, and self-efficacy, the greater it will impact psychological well-being among part-time students
The findings have shown that work stress is the most influential dimension of stress factor towards psychological well-being among part-time students in Malaysia (β=0.995, p
Summary
Additional education is often required to maintain employment and grow within an organization or job. Many students work while they study due to financial constraints. According to The Star (2018), university student employment rates are high internationally at 83 %, while in Malaysia, nine out of ten students work while studying, most typically to increase their income. Malaysian university students are increasingly engaging in paid work alongside their studies to help bridge a substantial gap between the expense of education and parental finance (The Star, 2018). According to Rozana (2018), HSBC's The Value of Education — The Price of Success research, which surveyed over 10,000 parents and 1,500 students in 15 countries, including Malaysia, found that university students confront cash shortages despite getting financial aid from their parents. Apart from tuition fees, students must cover other expenses such as accommodation, educational resources and assignment-related materials, transportation, as well as monthly utilities and other living expenses
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