THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ZAKAT RECIPIENTS AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA

Nurul Asyikin Ab Rahman, Muhammad Talhah Ajmain @ Jima’ain, Maimun Aqsha Lubis, Usiono, MA.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the level of depression of zakat recipients among students in University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor and to determine if there is a relationship between depression and academic achievement of Zakat recipients among UTM students, Johor. The study was conducted at UTM Islamic Centre with seventy-seven zakat recipients serving as respondents of the study using random sampling technique. A survey with quantitative approach using a questionnaire was used for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to process the data to find out the relationship between depression and academic achievement of zakat recipients among the students. The results showed that most of the respondents had a normal level of depression, sixty-two out of seventy-seven respondents representing 80.5 percent. The remaining 6 respondents were mildly and moderately depressed representing 7.8 percent each and 3 respondents were severely depressed representing 3.9 percent out of 100 percent. The research findings also showed that there is a positive significant relationship [correlation coefficient (r=0.247)] between depression and academic achievement of zakat recipients among students in University of Technology Malaysia (UTM).


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