A comparison study of methods to solve the mental health problem between the engineering and non-engineering students

Abstract

Mental health is always affect the performance of an individual but has never aroused general concern among educator. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify the level of mental health between the engineering and non-engineering students, as well as the dominant methods being applied by the students in dealing with mental health problem. A survey has been used as the research design for this study. A total numbers of 450 engineering and non-engineering students were selected as respondents from three technical universities in Malaysia. The DASS-21 inventory and a set of self-developed questionnaire were used as the instrument for this study. The collected data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean score and Mann Whitney U test. The findings showed that there was no significant differences in mental health problem and the selection of methods to overcome mental health problems between engineering and non-engineering students. In conclusion, the parties who play an important role in students' mental health problems should take the proactive action in order to monitor and help those who are facing the mental health problem.