Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Higher Education Students: A Qualitative Study in Malaysia

COVID-19 has triggered student's mental health since the closure of schools and universities due to the MCO. Furthermore, it worries that student’s mental health keeps worsening during their studies. The purpose of this study is to analyze the mental health of higher education students during the COVID-19. The research is qualitative method. A questionnaire conducts using a google form to collect data from 151 participants in Malaysia. The mental health of students was measure using a 5-point Likert scale. Next, this study assesses the causes of student's mental health and how to cope with someone having a problem with their mental health like stress or anxiety. The study uses SPSS 27.0 software to analyze the data collection. This study founds the factors that influence student's mental health. The results of this study gathered that 73.5% of higher education students had difficulty concentrating in studies during the pandemic.