A Study on Mental Health and Well-Being of Individuals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown (original) (raw)
The worldwide Pandemic caused due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is posing a drastic effect on individual's mental as well as physical health. The transmission of disease can be prevented by various measures taken by the government in the form of social distancing, quarantine, isolation of the infected individuals and lockdown. These preventive and strict measures which are imposed on individuals require an evaluation of how these measures are affecting the mental health and well-being of people. This study was undertaken with the aim of assessing the MentalHealth and Well-Being of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Mental Health Inventory-5 and WHO Ten Well-Being Index were administered among 100 respondents. The study explored the impact of marital status and family structure on the Mental Health and Well-Being of individuals during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender differences in Mental Health and Well-Being were also analysed. The results of the present study showed that the majority of the respondents scored high on Mental HealthInventory and nearly fifty-percent scored high on the Well-BeingIndex. Despite the COVID-19 Lockdown,the Indian population does not reveal disheartening results.The study revealed findings that may have a number of implications for further researches.
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