ABSTRACT

Purpose A contagious disease known as COVID-19 has spread globally. Students' reported stress levels during the Corona virus Illness Outbreak were assessed for this study since illness outbreaks may have mental health consequences. This study aims to determine how the COVID pandemic has affected the mental and emotional health of students. Design / Methodology / Approach: To examine the psychological effect, a validated version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale–21 Item questionnaire was used. Using this form, information was collected from 697 samples. The data were statistically analysed using SPSS. The research made use of the Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test wherever feasible. This research used the chi-square test to compare socio demographic data with logistic regression analysis to discover student response-related components.

Findings: There was a rise in the number of pupils who were sad, nervous, or agitated because of the COVID-19 epidemic. Women were also more likely than men to demonstrate indicators of mental illness, according to the research. Implications: Findings of this study will be helpful for management and policy makers of higher educational institutions to focus on overcoming the psychological and emotional barriers among students. Novelty: This is first study as per the researcher best knowledge, focusing on psychological and emotional barriers among student after Convid-19.