Title:
STUDENT'S MENTAL HEALTH, COPING STRATEGY, AND EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN INDONESIA

Authors:
Dina Sartika, Kinanti Rezkia Muttaqin, Muhammad Luthfi Abi Naufal, Nurunnadiya Savitri, Rifky Saepul Rachman, Indonesia

Abstract:

Indonesia has been implementing a school from home policy due to Covid-19 pandemic. Given the lack of preparedness, the policy has impacted students’ mental well-being which may affect their learning behavior, academic performance, as well as satisfaction and motivation. This study aims to evaluate students’ mental health condition, their coping strategy towards Covid-19, and the level of educational impacts. We also attempt to examine the effect of mental health and coping strategy on students’ educational impacts.  The data was collected through an online survey when the policy was still going. The targeted respondents are the undergraduate students of Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia. Using convenience and snowball sampling technique, 390 students from five different majors participated in the survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive and verification analyses. Multiple regression analysis was performed to test the hypotheses using SPSS 24 software. Results indicated that students reported a moderate level of mental health, good coping strategy, and severe level of educational impacts. Results also revealed that mental health positively affects students’ educational impacts. Moreover, a negative association between coping strategy and educational impacts was confirmed.