Factors Associated with Stress among Undergraduate Students in Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism, and Wellness (FHPK), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) City Campus Post Pandemic Covid-19

Abstract

Stress is one of the most common emotional health problems among university students. The worst effects of stress are body feelings of low energy, headaches, nervousness, and shaking. The objective of the study is to examine the relationships between sociodemographic and interpersonal relationships (family dynamics) with stress among undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 335 undergraduate students. The convenience questionnaires comprising the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and Asian Family Characteristic Scale (AFCS) was used to measure stress and interpersonal relationship (family dynamic), respectively. Data were analysed using descriptive analysis, reliability analysis, and Pearson Correlation analysis. The findings of the study showed that there was a strong negative correlation between interpersonal relationships (family dynamic) with stress (p=0.001), whereby, there was a strong negative correlation between interpersonal relationships with stress. This study could contribute to the body of knowledge regarding factors associated with stress among university students. Future research could benefit from large-scale nationwide longitudinal studies which include all possible factors related to students of stress.