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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Children

Author(s) Lalaji A., G. Umadevi
Country India
Abstract The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health was analysed. Mental health of 30 normal children aged below 15 years, is assessed by Problem Behavior checklist (PBCL-VD) which was developed by Vimala Veeraraghavan & Archana Dogra. Mean age of participants was 12.57 yrs. The PBCL-VD is a tool for evaluating children's mental health. The importance of the COVID-19 outbreak on the student’s mental health in Kerala was researched in this pilot study. Normal children below 15 years were used in this ex-post facto research. For this research, 30 samples, out of which 15 were from boys and girls, was studying at English medium High School in Kerala. Globally there was a lot of study has been done to assess the mental health of foreign children who are impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic. It has been observed that out of 30 samples, 11 school children show extremely low problem behavior, 07 school children show low problem behavior, 01 school child shows below average problem behavior, 05 school children show average/moderate problem behavior, 03 school children show above average problem behavior and 03 school children highly show problem behavior.
Keywords Mental Health, COVID-19 Pandemic, Problem Behavior
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023
Published On 2023-01-11
Cite This Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Children - Lalaji A., G. Umadevi - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.1350
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.1350
Short DOI https://doi.org/grpdrd

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