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| Published: September 27, 2020
Anxiety and stress among youth during COVID-19 global pandemic
Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.189/20200803
DOI: 10.25215/0803.189
ABSTRACT
‘Youth’ is defined as the period by the end of adolescence and beginning of adulthood is a phase of transition. This phase of transition is very crucial in development of an Individual and is characterized by anxiety and stress. This is so because this transition encompasses developmental changes which determine the individual’s competencies during adulthood- the longest period of the life cycle. The acquisition and consolidation of values, competencies, emotional and social capital, and attitudes are of paramount importance in ensuring youths experience of a successful transition. This stress and anxiety in Youth is getting multiplied due to COVID-19 pandemic which is marked by an environment of fear and uncertainty, with cure yet to be discovered. This is taking toll on mental health and wellbeing of people. This Survey attempts to assess the awareness about COVID-19, appraisal of and attitude towards COVID-19 pandemic situations, experience of anxiety and stress, and perceived mental health care needs during the pandemic of the novel coronavirus in a sample of 500 youth (18 to 21 years of age).
Keywords
COVID-19, COVID-19 Pandemic, Youth, Mental Health, Stress, Anxiety
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2020, Srivatava M. & Tiwari B.;
Received: August 17, 2020; Revision Received: September 23, 2020; Accepted: September 27, 2020
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.189/20200803
10.25215/0803.189
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Published in Volume 08, Issue 3, July-September, 2020