Department of Accounting, Prince Sultan University, P.O. Box 66833, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia.
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, No. 1, Jalan Taylors, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 27;17(17):6206. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176206.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown has taken the world by storm. This study examines its impact on the anxiety level of university students in Malaysia during the peak of the crisis and the pertinent characteristics affecting their anxiety. A cross-sectional online survey, using Zung's self-rating anxiety questionnaire was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Out of the 983 respondents, 20.4%, 6.6%, and 2.8% experienced minimal to moderate, marked to severe, and most extreme levels of anxiety. Female gender (OR = 21.456, 95% CI = 1.061, 1.998, = 0.020), age below 18 years (OR = 4.147, 95% CI = 1.331, 12.918, = 0.014), age 19 to 25 (OR = 3.398, 95% CI = 1.431, 8.066, = 0.006), pre-university level of education (OR = 2.882, 95% CI = 1.212, 6.854, = 0.017), management studies (OR = 2.278, 95% CI = 1.526, 3.399, < 0.001), and staying alone (OR = 2.208, 95% CI = 1.127, 4.325, = 0.021) were significantly associated with higher levels of anxiety. The main stressors include financial constraints, remote online teaching and uncertainty about the future with regard to academics and career. Stressors are predominantly financial constraints, remote online learning, and uncertainty related to their academic performance, and future career prospects.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情和封锁措施席卷全球。本研究旨在探讨疫情高峰期马来西亚大学生的焦虑水平及其影响因素。采用zung 焦虑自评量表，对 COVID-19 疫情和封锁期间的大学生进行了横断面在线调查。在 983 名应答者中，有 20.4%、6.6%和 2.8%的人出现轻度至中度、明显至严重和极度焦虑。女性（OR = 21.456，95%CI = 1.061，1.998， = 0.020）、年龄<18 岁（OR = 4.147，95%CI = 1.331，12.918， = 0.014）、19 至 25 岁（OR = 3.398，95%CI = 1.431，8.066， = 0.006）、预科水平（OR = 2.882，95%CI = 1.212，6.854， = 0.017）、管理专业（OR = 2.278，95%CI = 1.526，3.399， < 0.001）和独居（OR = 2.208，95%CI = 1.127，4.325， = 0.021）与较高的焦虑水平显著相关。主要应激源包括经济限制、远程在线教学以及对学业和职业未来的不确定性。应激源主要是经济限制、远程在线学习以及与学业成绩和未来职业前景相关的不确定性。
