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Mental Health and Anxiety among Students during COVID-19


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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Mahila, Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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COVID-19 poses several challenges to survival in the present era. Humans are in great trouble and fear. All activities are stopped. Public places closed, and exams were continuously postponed. Among these situations, students were left in uncertainty regarding their academic activities and future. Studies indicated that people with good positive mental health show a balanced view and appropriate responses in an adverse situation. The present study examined the student's anxiety levels and positive mental health. Questionnaires of a self-evaluation scale (Tripathy & Amber, 1983) and positive mental health inventory (Jagdish & Srivastava, 1983) were administered on 100 B.A./B.Sc. 1styear students. Results are obtained using correlation and multiple regression analyses that indicated positive mental health predicted anxiety among students. Findings revealed that students with poor positive mental health show a greater level of anxiety. Thus, improving mental health may be a helpful intervention in reducing the risk of developing psychological problems.

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mental health, anxiety, COVID-19
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Vandana Gupta
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Mahila, Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


COVID-19 poses several challenges to survival in the present era. Humans are in great trouble and fear. All activities are stopped. Public places closed, and exams were continuously postponed. Among these situations, students were left in uncertainty regarding their academic activities and future. Studies indicated that people with good positive mental health show a balanced view and appropriate responses in an adverse situation. The present study examined the student's anxiety levels and positive mental health. Questionnaires of a self-evaluation scale (Tripathy & Amber, 1983) and positive mental health inventory (Jagdish & Srivastava, 1983) were administered on 100 B.A./B.Sc. 1styear students. Results are obtained using correlation and multiple regression analyses that indicated positive mental health predicted anxiety among students. Findings revealed that students with poor positive mental health show a greater level of anxiety. Thus, improving mental health may be a helpful intervention in reducing the risk of developing psychological problems.

Keywords


mental health, anxiety, COVID-19

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