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Urban lifestyle in the Malaysia scenario has always been dynamic and constantly evolved mainly due to pop culture, economic and political influences. In late 2019 and in recent years the Malaysian landscape has again undergone another change in the urban lifestyle, in a more severe manner because of the economical influx caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Students are the prime victim as the numbers of student’s burnout have increased exponentially. This study attempts to discern the causes of the student’s burnout factors to further understand the nature of the student’s learning motivation. Elements such as stress, stimulus, value components, expectancy components, affective components, exhaustion and disengagement are utilized to construct a quantitative study. A total of 121 student’s from the Centre of Foundation Studies UiTM Dengkil Campus will be the respondents for this study. The execution of the study indicates that, student’s motivation factors are success and determination upon completion of their class tasks and excellent examination results. However their primary factor of stress that causes their burnout is their low confidence level and complex learning materials. Another factor that might be taken into consideration is their background in which they have lived through the pandemic era and the stress has been mounted beforehand. The implication of this study will provide a better insight and understanding upon motivating the millennial students and their stress factors.
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In-Text Citation: (Hashim et al., 2023)
To Cite this Article: Hashim, Z. M., Muhyiddin, A., Abdullah, I. D. K., Baharuddin, N. H., Idrus, M. M., & Rahmat, N. H. (2023). Learners’ Motivation: Stimulus or Stress? International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(9), 1384–1404.
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