Study on the impact of lockdown on mental abilities of school students
Mr. Niraj Daf
Research Scholar,
Sang Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati.(M.S.)
Email: nirajndaf@gmail.com
Dr. Pramodkumar Sahadeorao Bhalerao
Associate Professor
Degree College of Physical Education, H.V.P.M., Amravati (M.S.) India.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to find out the impact of lockdown on the mental abilities of school students. In this research work, one hundred twenty-five students were selected as subjects from School of Scholars Amravati, Dist. Amravati. Whose age was between 11 to 14 years. Purpose sampling method was used to select the subjects, by which students of 2021-22 session were selected. A self-made questionnaire was used to see the effects of lockdown on the mental abilities of these subjects. This questionnaire consisted of a total of 15 questions. In this questionnaire, three options were given, namely Agree, Undecided and Disagree. Statements No. 1 to 10 and 13 and 15 were given 3 marks for Agree, 2 marks for Undecided and 1 mark for Disagree, while statements No. 11, 12 and 14 were given 1 mark for Agree, 2 marks for Undecided and 3 marks for Disagree. Percentage statistical method was used to analyse the information on the effects of lockdown on the mental abilities of school students. The results of this study showed that during lockdown, often without any reason, stress, sadness, anxiety, anger, aggression, health related concerns, worry about the future, feeling uncomfortable due to lack of social interaction, studies getting badly affected, feeling uncomfortable talking to strangers, developing negative thoughts about oneself and negative impact on overall mental health were seen. The researcher suggests that students should be trained to protect themselves during such disasters and to deal with situations like lockdown.
Keywords: Lockdown, Mental Abilities, Students
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2412IV01V12P0016
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