Chennai: A latest study has found that college students were the most affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown.
Conducted by YourDost, an online mental health platform, the study, it is claimed that, was done on over 8,000 individuals. It found that the second worst-affected segment of people was working professionals. They were not affected at the beginning of lockdown, but were severely hit with a drastic deterioration in feelings of anxiety, anger and loneliness.
The study compiled and analysed data from a survey done at the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown and another in June at the beginning of ‘Unlock 1.0’. It also included data from individual sessions with experts on the YourDost platform.
Students recorded a six-per-cent increase in the emotions of anger and irritability at the beginning of the restrictions and a 13-per-cent increase in the emotions of loneliness and boredom. said the study.
As the lockdown progressed, students continued to be the worst-hit emotionally, reporting the highest net deterioration in their emotions, particularly in terms of their anger, anxiety, loneliness, hopelessness, and happiness.