| dc.description.abstract | Digital transformation during of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly increased
in many sectors, particularly in higher institution. Online learning is among the pandemic
consequences which becomes a new norm in the current education mode. It produces a variety
of challenges, especially to new college students as they are required to adapt such novel
learning environment. Psychological well-being generating as an individual’s assessment of
one’s feelings and abilities to adapt and optimize self-potential in encountering new challenges,
becomes crucial for new students in managing such challenges during the virtual learning.
The objective of this study is to explore the psychological well-being of new students during
online study. A qualitative approach utilizing literature review was employed to gain insights
from existing studies. This work identified the psychological well-being dimensions (i.e., selfacceptance, environmental mastery, positive relations with others, and purpose in life). It is
discovered that high level of psychological well-being is practically beneficial for new students
in managing challenges during the virtual learning. Thus, this study is theoretically essential in
the debates of psychological well-being, specifically in the consideration to the new university
student issues. An Islamic perspective on such psychological well-being is also discussed in
this work, which is vital to produce new light to the Islamic psychology literature. | en_US |
