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

Radin Ahmad Taufik Salikin Izaddina, Akmaliza Abdullaha, Muhammad Sobri Faisala, Radin Mohd Akhmal Izaddin, Afifah Hamdana and Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin
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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

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 17, 154-164

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

Date: 2025
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