Survey Dataset of Malaysian university students perceptions that affect their psychological health during COVID-19 pandemic.

Data presented in this paper related to Malaysian university reaerch-based students’ perceptions that affect their psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 384 was drawn from approximately 193,570 population both Ph.D. and research-based Master students who are currently studying in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. A simple random sampling technique was used to collect the data. Data were collected through an online survey questionnaire. The surveys were administered to the Ph.D. and research-based master’s students between June 15 and June 29, 2020, with the support of Internet platforms (Institutional Email, Google Form, WhatsApp), and resulted in valid 103 responses. The response rate is 26.82%. Demographic information data were collected by using 11 items. Psychological impact data were collected by using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and research progress, academic life and daily life related data were collected by using 3 items.