Chapter 11
Maritime Students’ Perception of Mental
Wellness
Megat Khalid Puteri Zarina, Saramurni Haryanti Abdul Hamid,
Wardiah Mohd. Dahalan, Nurain Jainal, and Aminatulhawa Yahaya
Abstract Students at the tertiary institutions are commonly faced with numerous
phases of transition and challenges. University life may present young students with
multiple stress factors linked to transitional effects from high school to a new environment. Literature has proven numerous symptoms indicating common mental and
psychological health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression experienced by
tertiary students. One’s psychological state may influence his/her perception about
life. Adolescent wellness comprising that of the university students is a research
area that is gaining an increased focus on. Being adolescents, these students are
bound to undergo a critical stage of psychological and biological transformations
which are normally influenced by the continuation or adoption of health-related
behaviours. Nevertheless, a thorough analysis of the present literature reveals the
dearth of coverage on adolescents’ perspectives on the definition of wellness. This
research is thus aimed at investigating the perception of a group of maritime bachelor’s degree students in the northern part of Malaysia regarding their mental health
and well-being as university students. A survey questionnaire was distributed to
90 undergraduates at a maritime university in northern Malaysia. By exploring the
M. K. Puteri Zarina (B) · S. H. A. Hamid · N. Jainal
Student Development Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine
Engineering Technology Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: puteri.zarina@fbk.upsi.edu.my
S. H. A. Hamid
e-mail: saramurni@unikl.edu.my
N. Jainal
e-mail: nurain@unikl.edu.my
W. Mohd. Dahalan
Marine and Electrical Engineering Technology Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian
Institute of Marine Engineering Technology Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: wardiah@unikl.edu.my
A. Yahaya
Maritime Management Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine
Engineering Technology Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: aminatulhawa@unikl.edu.my
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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Advanced Structured Materials 147,
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Maritime Students’ Perception of Mental
Wellness
Megat Khalid Puteri Zarina, Saramurni Haryanti Abdul Hamid,
Wardiah Mohd. Dahalan, Nurain Jainal, and Aminatulhawa Yahaya
Abstract Students at the tertiary institutions are commonly faced with numerous
phases of transition and challenges. University life may present young students with
multiple stress factors linked to transitional effects from high school to a new environment. Literature has proven numerous symptoms indicating common mental and
psychological health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression experienced by
tertiary students. One’s psychological state may influence his/her perception about
life. Adolescent wellness comprising that of the university students is a research
area that is gaining an increased focus on. Being adolescents, these students are
bound to undergo a critical stage of psychological and biological transformations
which are normally influenced by the continuation or adoption of health-related
behaviours. Nevertheless, a thorough analysis of the present literature reveals the
dearth of coverage on adolescents’ perspectives on the definition of wellness. This
research is thus aimed at investigating the perception of a group of maritime bachelor’s degree students in the northern part of Malaysia regarding their mental health
and well-being as university students. A survey questionnaire was distributed to
90 undergraduates at a maritime university in northern Malaysia. By exploring the
M. K. Puteri Zarina (B) · S. H. A. Hamid · N. Jainal
Student Development Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine
Engineering Technology Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: puteri.zarina@fbk.upsi.edu.my
S. H. A. Hamid
e-mail: saramurni@unikl.edu.my
N. Jainal
e-mail: nurain@unikl.edu.my
W. Mohd. Dahalan
Marine and Electrical Engineering Technology Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian
Institute of Marine Engineering Technology Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: wardiah@unikl.edu.my
A. Yahaya
Maritime Management Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine
Engineering Technology Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: aminatulhawa@unikl.edu.my
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Ismail et al. (eds.), Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II,
Advanced Structured Materials 147,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67307-9_11
103