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Assessing Depression Levels Among University Students in Selangor, Malaysia: A Post-COVID-19 Analysis of Prevalence and Gender Differences

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  • Radin Ahmad Taufik Salikin Izaddina

    (Akademi Tamadun Islam, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia,)

  • Akmaliza Abdullaha

    (Akademi Tamadun Islam, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia,)

  • Muhammad Sobri Faisala

    (Akademi Tamadun Islam, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia,)

  • Radin Mohd Akhmal Izaddin

    (Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia,)

  • Afifah Hamdana

    (Akademi Tamadun Islam, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia,)

  • Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin

    (Fakulti Syariah dan Undang- Undang, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)

Abstract

This pandemic due to COVID-19 has impacted all mental health of the students in the university. The majority of academic and social or personal life of the students has suddenly come to a standstill. This study assessed the gender-focused differences in post-pandemic prevalence and severity of depression among Malaysian university students in Selangor. The students will also be accessed on a cross-section at a quantitative scale, thus involving a web-based questionnaire that orients on the Beck Depression Inventory and is used to gather information from 133 scholars. Descriptive analyses with SPSS 24 show that 80% of respondent manifest symptoms of depression whereby a proportion of 35% shows mild; 25%, moderate; and 20%, severe depression. Analysis revealed that, overall, most female students were significantly more likely than males to experience depression (45% compared to 30%), and results of t-test showed that the difference is statistically significant (p

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  • Radin Ahmad Taufik Salikin Izaddina & Akmaliza Abdullaha & Muhammad Sobri Faisala & Radin Mohd Akhmal Izaddin & Afifah Hamdana & Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin, 2025. "Assessing Depression Levels Among University Students in Selangor, Malaysia: A Post-COVID-19 Analysis of Prevalence and Gender Differences," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(17), pages 154-164, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:i:17:p:154-164
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