Pandemic
Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among university going girls during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lucknow City, Uttar Pradesh, India
By: KAVYA PAL, K.K.N. SHARMA – At a global level, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO. During this crucial phase of the pandemic, people’s lives went through a rollercoaster, with lower life expectancy and greater fear of losing loved ones. In a cross-sectional study of 202 female students, the state of depression, anxiety…
The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indian adolescents
Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Lockdown, Mental Health, Pandemic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, StressBy: PRERITA DOBHAL, KETAKI CHANDIOK – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The WHO recognized the spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The present study sheds light on the mental health of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic by assessing the 4 psychological problems –…
COVID-19 and Challenges of Tribal Livelihood: Study on Perception of Oraon Community of Rarha Village, Jharkhand
By: MANOJ RAUL, DIPANKAR CHATTERJEE, ABHIJIT GHOSAL – During Covid-19, sustainable livelihood practice is one of the major challenging issues for every individual, community, and group member. The Oraon is one of the dominant agricultural-based tribes of Jharkhand state. The studied village is a multi-ethnic, semi-urban, and forest-covered village situated 25 km from Ranchi city.…
A Study on Anxiety among the College Students of West Bengal during Pandemic
By: TANUSREE SHAW, SOUMI DEY – To control the spread of COVID-19, the honourable Prime Minister had announced a complete lockdown in the country from 25th March, 2020. Due to these circumstances, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions had to close on 16th March, 2020 and it continued for long time. The everyday life…
Societal Response To Covid: A Longitudinal Exploration Via Gas Model Of Stress
By: FRESNAL DAS, ANIL JOSE P.S., GAYATHRI VENU JAYA, VARSHA BINOY – This paper explores the general stress response patterns of the masses to the covid pandemic induced situations across three different time periods, in relation to the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model proposed by Hans Selye. The time periods considered where – when the…
Human Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observations from India
By: ATANU GHOSH, FATIK BARAN MANDAL – COVID-19 has changed the everyday life of the human being worldwide with an unprecedented threat. Although medical science has a crucial role in combatting the disease, concerted efforts incorporating the knowledge from social and behavioural sciences are also vital to mitigate the COVID-19 induced crisis. The actions of…
Gender and Violence in a Domestic Space During COVID-19 in India: Insights from Anthropology
By: LOVEENA SEHRA, SUBAL DAS – In the last few decades, gender issues have received importance from scholars across disciplines. The literature on the pathophysiology and epidemiology of domestic violence is extensive but an increase in domestic violence has led the academicians to seek epistemological answers from society. Further, the surge in domestic violence cases…