Open AccessGENERAL WELL BEING AND COPING DURING LOCKDOWN IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Author(s) -
Saumya Kaushik,
Charu Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/5240984
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , general health questionnaire , denial , stressor , clinical psychology , pandemic , population , psychology , covid-19 , cross sectional study , medicine , psychiatry , mental health , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , psychoanalysis
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major measures being taken to curb the transmission of the virus, one of which was , the lockdown. The current study aims to assess the general well being and coping mechanisms of the self isolated population of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. A cross sectional study was conducted using online forms on 432 participants .The questionnaire consisted of 3 sections- sociodemographic variables with COVID stressors; General health questionnaire 12 and Brief COPE scale. The mean scores of the GHQ scores and coping scale were computed. The results show that mean GHQ score of the population was 10.72. The major coping behaviors of the respondents were by self distraction, active coping,use of emotional support, positive reframing, planning, acceptance and religion; while denial and substance abuse had the lowest scores. The respondents scored the highest for acceptance as a way of coping.