Relationship Between Coping Skill and Family Values to Anxiety Level Among Undergraduates FHPK, UMK Students

Abstract

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems among university students. The objective of the study is to identify the relationships between sociodemographic, coping skills and family values with anxiety. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 335 undergraduate students. The convenience sampling method was used as sampling method. A set of online questionnaires consisted of three section, Section A for sociodemographic characteristics, Section B for coping skills, and Section C for family values. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis to investigate the association between variables. The findings of this study showed that coping skills and family values were significantly associated with anxiety. Useful findings of this study could contribute to the body of knowledge on factors of anxiety in university students and an early anxiety intervention for this target group is urgently needed.