Heba Bakr Khoshaim
Deanship of Educational Services, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-0991
Areej Al-Sukayt
Department of Accounting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0198-4254
Karuthan Chinna
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Jalan Taylors, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-344X
Mohammad Nurunnabi
Department of Accounting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sheela Sundarasen
Department of Accounting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kamilah Kamaludin
Department of Accounting, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Gul Mohammad Baloch
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Jalan Taylors, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Syed Far Abid Hossain
College of Business Administration, IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, China.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-1456
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus is the worst pandemic of this century. Unfortunately, there is no clear solution for how to cope with such an epidemic. This study examines the coping strategies used by university students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From March to May 2020, a questionnaire was administered and completed by 400 students. This study used the Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) to examine the respondents’ level of anxiety. The results indicate that 35% of students experienced some levels of anxiety.
Moreover, there was a moderate use of four types of coping strategies: Seek social support, acceptance, mental disengagement, and humanitarian. These findings can guide policymakers on the importance of developing practical guidelines to handle such lethal diseases. Moreover, the results inform the Saudi community what strategies were used to cope so far with the pandemic. Future research is expected to address the validity and appropriateness of these strategies and encourage other approaches.
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