Factors Related to Mental Health of Students Rajabhat University Students for Learning in the New Normal Era
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Questionnaires were used as a main tool and the data were analyzed to derive descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data was analysed via segmentation and content analysis.
The results showed that; 1) Most of the students had better mental health than the general population at 94.77 percent, followed by 4.75% of the students with the same mental health as the general population, and the lowest percentage (0.48) of those with lower mental health than
the general population respectively. 2) The intrinsic variables that were positively correlated with students having better mental health than the general population were 3rd year students of the faculty of education and age variables; meanwhile, the variables of 1st year students of the Faculty of Nursing were found to have a more negative relationship with mental health than the general population. 3) The positive feelings about the policy were relieved stress, feeling more rested, getting more sleep, being with family, more time for other activities, not having to meet a lot of people which reduces risks, saving costs, feeling more sympathetic to parents, learning new things,
not having to rush to school, ability to study from anywhere and anytime, more time for hobbies, and not having to travel often 4) The bad feeling was being away from home, being at risk of contracting a disease, not going out to do activities outside the accommodation, having to wear a mask all the time, getting angry easily, getting tired from work, less free time, being unable to sleep on time, facing more difficulties to do things, worry, and not having a lot of friends.
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