Stress-The hidden pandemic for school children and adolescents in India during COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT: The effects of coronavirus are not just physical but also psychological in all age groups and more so common among children. Some children may have had experience of quarantine restrictions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Due to increased digital connections 'emotional contagion' where the distress and fear experienced by one spread to another person may also be common in children. The present study aims to determine whether COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown has caused stress and affected mental health of children and youth. The current study assessed stress in children and youth between 9 and 18 years age based on Short Self-Rating Questionnaire (SSRQ) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study design was an observational study,  a descriptive cross-sectional study using online survey. Total

SUBMITTER: Ray S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814780 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature