Penilaian Hubungan Antara Elemen Kemurungan, Kebimbangan dan Tekanan Terhadap Pencapaian Akademik Pelajar di Kolej Komuniti Masjid Tanah

Abstract

A healthy mind is a crucial element to develop creativity and innovative thinking among students as well as to promote a conducive and harmonious learning environment. Therefore, a study was conducted to identify the level of depression, anxiety and stress among students and its relationship to the students’ academic achievement. The study was carried out to 113 second semester students from the total of 142 December 2018 academic semester students in Kolej Komuniti Masjid Tanah (KKMT). The samples were randomly selected and taken according to the Sample Size Determination Table proposed by Krejcie and Morgan (1970). The DASS21 scale which is the similar scale used by the SPA to measure depression, anxiety and stress was used as the instrument. The mean in Pearson Correlation was set to the significance level of .05. The study found that Depression (1.50) and Stress (1.33) of KKMT students were in normal condition. The anxiety aspect (2.20) was at a mild level. The Pearson correlation portrayed a weak relationship between Stress (1.43), Anxiety (.073) and Depression (.132) to students’ academic achievement. This study provides an overview for KKMT student affairs unit to plan more appropriate programs in developing a healthy mindset among students to encounter any learning challenges.