Lack of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in students' psychological well-being. Students who cannot adapt to online learning causes stress and disruption in psychological well-being. For this reason, this study was conducted to gauge the relationship between social support and psychological well-being among students at higher education institutions (HEIs). The cross-sectional method was used in this study and was carried out in two HEIs, namely Universiti Melaka and Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS). The data of this study was collected through three instruments, namely demographic information, Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB) and Scales of Psychological Well-being (SPWB) to measure the social support and psychological well-being of students at HEIs. This study involved a total of 524 students through a purposive sampling technique. The results of the analysis found that social support has a significant relationship with psychological well-being while psychological well-being does not have a significant difference based on gender. By implication, it is hoped that this study can provide guidance to lecturers, friends, parents and various related parties in drawing up an action plan to help students at HEIs to achieve better psychological well-being.
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