Mental health management in online learning media during the COVID-19 pandemic for students at private university

Abstract

Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted many sectors of people’s lives worldwide, especially in the education sector. The COVID-19 pandemic in the education sector has disrupted students’mentalhealth. This study aimed to determine and identify the impact of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ physiological and mental health. Methods: This study used non-experimental with quantitative methods. It also used a descriptive survey research design. An instrument used in this study was the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) with a Guttman scale for students in 2020. The research sample was 378 people using simple random sampling. The data analysis used in this study was univariate. Results: Most respondents were 18-25 years (97.9 %). Based on the environmental conditions where students live in the red zone, 56.9 %. The distribution of students who experience mental health problems was 87 % of students experiencing psychotic symptoms, which was 90.2 %. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, students experienced quite high anxiety. More than half experienced the impact of COVID-19, and the experience of mental health problems is relatively high.