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Perceived Academic Stress Among Students During Pandemic in a Malaysian University

Table 6: Factor loading analysis

Factor Loading
1 2 3 4
The competition with my peers for grades is quite intense. 0.615
The unrealistic expectations of my parents stress me out. 0.581
Examination times are very stressful to me. 0.722
I think that my worry about examinations is weakness of character. 0.545
My teachers are critical of my academic performance. 0.578
I believe that the amount of work assignment is too much. 0.601
The size of the curriculum (workload) is excessive. 0.711
Even if I pass my exams, am worried about getting a job. 0.453
The examination questions are usually difficult. 0.198
Am confident that I will be successful in my future career. 0.665
Am confident that I will be a successful student. 0.782
I fear failing courses this year. 0.743
I can make academic decisions easily. 0.068
I have enough time to relax after work. 0.821
The time allocated to classes and academic work is enough. 0.837
Teachers have unrealistic expectations of me. 0.691
Examination time is short to complete the answers. 0.697
Am unable to catch up if getting behind the work. 0.655
Proportion of the observed variance for each factor (%) 34.5% 49.04% 56.4% 45.7%
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