Psychological status of students in relation to online learning has been an area of concern ever since the pandemic in 2020. There is a lot of concern regarding the isolation experienced by students and the breakdown of social relationships. This study attempts to describe the factors and the psychological status of undergraduate students undergoing online learning which occurred during the recent pandemic. Structured questionnaires were distributed to students via online platform. Of the questionnaires distributed to the final year students, 119 responded The Mean Analysis was employed to identify the student’s agreeableness towards the items representing those factors deemed to be associated with the temperament of their psychological status. This study is descriptive in nature. The degree of agreeableness is ascertained from the responses to the enquiries pertaining to the factors and the effects on their psychological status. These were recorded and analysed. The findings indicated that 36.1 % (43) of the respondents felt distracted with various activities at home and 37 % (44) of the respondents felt that online teaching and learning takes place effectively because they do not have to travel to attend classes while only 10.9 % stated that they could hear the lectures clearly. The study also showed that 45.4 % of the respondents preferred to go through online material that provided additional explanation. On the preferred method or platform for online learning, most of the respondents chose Google Meet. The study also revealed that most of the students felt so restless, found it hard to sit still, worried too much about different things, felt nervous, became anxious, and/or were on the edge, not able to stop or control their worry, and felt afraid that something awful was about to happen. Further research can explore the coping skills employed by the students with regards to their psychological status.
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To Cite this Article: Ismail, I., Samuel, R., & Mahmud, N. (2022). Descrptive Analysis on The Factors Influencing Online Learning and The Psychological Status of Undergraduate Students. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(10), 1365– 1377.
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