Psychological distress and perceived social support among young adults during COVID-19

Vishnupriya S; Amala Sudarsan

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| Published: May 25, 2020

Psychological distress and perceived social support among young adults during COVID-19

Vishnupriya S

Research Scholar, Dept. of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Amala Sudarsan

Post Graduate in Applied Psychology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.202/20200802

DOI: 10.25215/0802.202

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic and related practice of physical/social distancing upsurge a threat to almost all domains of an individual’s life. Similar to the psychological health of people who are tested positive with COVID-19, the outer circuit of people who holds the fear of being affected is also unignorable. The present study focuses on the relationship between psychological distress and perceived social support among young adults during this pandemic. This ex post facto study consists of 200 people between the age group 18-35. The data obtained was analyzed statistically and the result shows that there is a significant negative correlation between the psychological distress and perceived social support among young adults.

Keywords

Psychological Distress, Perceived Social Support, Young Adults, Covid-19

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How to cite this article: Vishnupriya S, Sudarsan. A (2020). Psychological distress and perceived social support among young adults during COVID-19. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 8(2), 26-31. DIP:18.01.202/20200802, DOI:10.25215/0802.202