Guan Teik Ee and Agnis Sombuling and Assis bin Kamu and Ho Chong Mun and Bradley T. Erford and Lei Mee Thien and Murnizam Halik (2025) Happiness among Malaysian University students who stayed on campus during movement control order: What really matters? International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. pp. 1-19.
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Abstract
The happiness of 245 students who stayed on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced Movement Control Order (MCO) at a public university in Malaysia was examined by comparing Subjective Happiness Scale scores from before the MCO to fve diferent time phases of the MCO. Happiness declined through MCO3, then increased back to pre-MCO levels. Factors that helped students sustain happiness levels during the MCO also were identifed. A one-way repeated measures ANOVA showed a signifcant time efect in happiness with a signifcant decline in happiness from before the MCO and the frst three MCOs. However, after MCO3, there was no further signifcant decline in happiness. Students reported that factors contributing to stability of happiness in social relationships were communication with friends and family; important infrastructure factors were quality Wi-Fi and café access; university support factors were money that students received and food supply, and important online teaching and learning factors were the e-learning platform and suitability of timing. Implications for counselling and organizational interventions are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Happiness · Movement control order · Social relationship · Infrastructure · University support |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography > HB1-3840 Economic theory. Demography > HB501 Capital. Capitalism H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-9999 Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-70 Management. Industrial management > HD66-66.2 Work groups. Team work in industry. Quality circles |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Psychology and Education |
| Depositing User: | ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN - |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2025 12:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2025 12:12 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44418 |
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