Moving From Covid-19 Pandemic To Endemic: An Analysis of Psychosocial Risk Among Working Individuals in Malaysia

Malaysia has witnessed almost two years of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, where it started to reopen borders while entering the endemic phase beginning April 1, 2022. The aftermath of the pandemic has undoubtedly caused a spike in psychosocial risk for both physical and mental health issues. Thi...

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Main Author:	Nurul Nadia binti Ngah
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Subjects:	COVID-19 Endemic Pandemic Psychosocial risk Sociodemographic SPSS Microsoft Excel Malaysia Coping mechanisms Mental health Psychosocial Intervention COVID-10 (Disease)—Complications COVID-19 (Disease)
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spelling	my-usim-ddms-126672024-05-29T20:26:58Z Moving From Covid-19 Pandemic To Endemic: An Analysis of Psychosocial Risk Among Working Individuals in Malaysia Nurul Nadia binti Ngah Malaysia has witnessed almost two years of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, where it started to reopen borders while entering the endemic phase beginning April 1, 2022. The aftermath of the pandemic has undoubtedly caused a spike in psychosocial risk for both physical and mental health issues. This study examines the psychosocial risks employed persons face in Malaysia when they move from the COVID-19 pandemic to the endemic phase. Considering this situation, a conceptual framework was generated to study the relationship between the psychosocial risk score and sociodemographic factors like gender, education level, age, household income, and coping mechanisms, encompassing general and spiritual coping mechanisms. The study utilized a wellstructured survey questionnaire and statistical tools such as SPSS and Microsoft Excel for data analysis. There are 396 respondents among working individuals in Malaysia involved in this study. The variables were analysed employing several methods, including descriptive statistics and a multiple linear regression model. The findings reveal that most employed individuals experience high psychosocial risk scores during the transition. Gender and age emerge as significant predictors, with females and younger individuals experiencing higher psychosocial risk. However, education level and household income show non-significant predictors, suggesting that both factors have no relationship with the psychosocial risk. The study also examines coping mechanisms, indicating that the higher the psychosocial risk, the higher the employee used general coping mechanisms to overcome the psychosocial risk. In contrast, spiritual coping mechanisms do not have any relationship with psychosocial risk scores. The results emphasize the importance of considering gender, age, education level, household income, general coping mechanisms, and spiritual coping mechanisms when assessing psychosocial risk scores among employed individuals. The study contributes to understanding the psychosocial risks the Malaysian workforce faces during the ongoing pandemic transition. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2024-04 Thesis en_US https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/12667 https://oarep.usim.edu.my/bitstreams/b7ad644c-496a-4fef-ae8d-fc8cd5d61eaf/download 9a628a38665f743908681db5cdf57280 https://oarep.usim.edu.my/bitstreams/e0e73071-7193-40f7-bf8d-42f7eca7154f/download b85b870b49e8f0a2373adf98f0959243 https://oarep.usim.edu.my/bitstreams/bc6a8f03-cbd7-45e8-a733-0bc8cea1ee22/download 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 COVID-19; Endemic; Pandemic; Psychosocial risk; Sociodemographic; SPSS; Microsoft Excel; Malaysia; Coping mechanisms Mental health Psychosocial Intervention COVID-10 (Disease)—Complications COVID-19 (Disease) COVID-19
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description	Malaysia has witnessed almost two years of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, where it started to reopen borders while entering the endemic phase beginning April 1, 2022. The aftermath of the pandemic has undoubtedly caused a spike in psychosocial risk for both physical and mental health issues. This study examines the psychosocial risks employed persons face in Malaysia when they move from the COVID-19 pandemic to the endemic phase. Considering this situation, a conceptual framework was generated to study the relationship between the psychosocial risk score and sociodemographic factors like gender, education level, age, household income, and coping mechanisms, encompassing general and spiritual coping mechanisms. The study utilized a wellstructured survey questionnaire and statistical tools such as SPSS and Microsoft Excel for data analysis. There are 396 respondents among working individuals in Malaysia involved in this study. The variables were analysed employing several methods, including descriptive statistics and a multiple linear regression model. The findings reveal that most employed individuals experience high psychosocial risk scores during the transition. Gender and age emerge as significant predictors, with females and younger individuals experiencing higher psychosocial risk. However, education level and household income show non-significant predictors, suggesting that both factors have no relationship with the psychosocial risk. The study also examines coping mechanisms, indicating that the higher the psychosocial risk, the higher the employee used general coping mechanisms to overcome the psychosocial risk. In contrast, spiritual coping mechanisms do not have any relationship with psychosocial risk scores. The results emphasize the importance of considering gender, age, education level, household income, general coping mechanisms, and spiritual coping mechanisms when assessing psychosocial risk scores among employed individuals. The study contributes to understanding the psychosocial risks the Malaysian workforce faces during the ongoing pandemic transition.
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title	Moving From Covid-19 Pandemic To Endemic: An Analysis of Psychosocial Risk Among Working Individuals in Malaysia
title_short	Moving From Covid-19 Pandemic To Endemic: An Analysis of Psychosocial Risk Among Working Individuals in Malaysia
title_full	Moving From Covid-19 Pandemic To Endemic: An Analysis of Psychosocial Risk Among Working Individuals in Malaysia
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Moving From Covid-19 Pandemic To Endemic: An Analysis of Psychosocial Risk Among Working Individuals in Malaysia

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