A Descriptive Study to Assess the Stress and Coping Mechanism Due to Lockdown among School Going Children

Abstract

Background: Corona virus is an infectious disease came in December 2019 in China. People with infection
get the respiratory problem but doesn’t show any symptoms and not required any treatment. But those are
having underlying problems like diabetes mellitus, pregnant women and children are having risk of getting
complication with corona virus infection. The government announced immediate lockdown in country for
the prevention of spread of infection and has change life of million children into complete confusion. Many
are starving for the foods and calling for the help as the country shuts down to battle the pandemic. The
largest child population is in India with 472 million, and Promoters say due to this immediate lockdown
many children has disturbed. A assessment survey was done among parents has shown that children’s are
having more anxiety, increased use of TV and Social media and changed eating pattern. Another study
shows that 37% of the children are psychological disturb and 88% spent most of the time on using social
networking sites
Objective: To assess stress and coping mechanism due to lockdown among school going children.
Methodology: A Descriptive Research Approach is used. 60 samples were selected by using Non Probability
Purposive Sampling Technique. Data was taken using Stress and coping mechanism questinnarrie through
online Google form. Result: The study findings show that majority (41%) of the children answered were
from 10th standard ,30% from 9th standard ,17% from 8th standard and 12% from 7th standard. It also shows
that 58% were male and 42% were girl children. The assessment of stress is done by using the questionnaire
based on the stress parameter like physical, psychological, family, financial burden, academics, quarrel with
siblings, food .The rating were selected through 5 point likert scale from strongly disagree to Strongly agree.
The result of stress due to lockdown findings shows that in majority of the children are strongly agree and
agree with the physical stress, psychological stress ,family stress, stress due to financial burden, Academics
stress, quareel with sibling and food due to lockdown. The children were using the many coping mechanism
to relive this stress and majority of the children were using the coping mechanisms like using social media,
exercise, doing study, doing household work, entertainment.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the questionnaire was effective in assessing the stress and coping
mechanism among school going children. The study also concluded that majority of the children are having
the stress due to lockdown but they are also using the coping mechanism to reduce this stress