Mat Radzi, Nur Azrinnatasha (2024) The impact of indoor air quality towards students’ psychological performance in different types of classrooms at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Introduction: Students have been exposed to indoor air in their school or university buildings during their academic life. Indoor air pollutants from various sources negatively affect students’ health, comfort, performance, concentration, and memory in this institution. The reasons for the highly polluted classrooms are overcrowding places, short break times, poor ventilation, insufficient provision of fresh air, poor maintenance and pollutants from the outdoors. Objective: The main objective of this study is to assess the relationship between exposure to indoor classroom environmental factors and psychological performance among students at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Methodology: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in two types of classrooms namely lecture halls and tutorial rooms. The measurement of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) was collected in real-time for 8 hours during the class session in 6 classrooms (3 lecture halls [DK] and 3 tutorial rooms [BT]). A total of 179 respondents were participated in this study. A standardised questionnaire on Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were adapted and developed to suit the research findings. Results and Discussion: There was a significant difference between the level of 6 IAQ parameters (IAQ monitoring) in DK and BT. The levels of PM2.5, PM10, relative humidity, and carbon monoxide were higher at DK compared to BT. Meanwhile, the temperature level and total bacteria count were higher at BT compared to DK. This study revealed no significant association between the level of IAQ monitoring and psychological performance as the p>0.05. However, there was an association between IAQ perceptions (the presence of dust, air freshness, air movement) and psychological performance (mental health cases, study productivity) among FPSK students as the p<0.05. The main variables affecting students' psychological performance were perceptions of air freshness and air movement in DK and BT. Conclusion: This study concludes that there was an association between IAQ perceptions and psychological performance among FPSK students as the p<0.05. The students concerned about poor air movement and stale air in classrooms are more likely to experience mental health problems and lower study productivity. Further study will need long-term IAQ monitoring and a comprehensive study on students' psychological performance while controlling for confounding variables. Keywords: indoor air quality, psychological performance, classrooms, mental health, study productivity
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2025 01:08 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2025 01:08 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2392 |
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