IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS-19 ON MENTAL HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis is the biggest in recent times because, because of classrooms' shuts, long social alienation, and fears regarding their future and wellbeing, students have been especially affected. All these causes may trigger tremendous tension and cause students to anxiousness and depressed. The research aimed at exploring the occurrence and seriousness of COVID-19 induced mental disease in BS Economicsstudents of the University of Punjab in the province ofPunjab, Pakistan. I have implemented a quantitative approach for this project since broad samples' numerical result is credible and consistent. Two instruments of perceived stress-4 (PSS-4) and the Patient Wellbeing System for Depression and Anxiety-4 were used for an online survey (PHQ-4). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey was completed between March and June for students from BS Economics. A total of 128 students agreed: 51.6% were male, 48.4% were college students. A high degree of depression and a healthy mood is respectively 40.6 percent. Among
respondents, the incidence of anxiety and depression was 28.9 percent. The PSS and PHQ scores were registered to female students in contrast with male students. The PSS and PHQ are strongly associated (r=0.66). In university college students, the COVID-19 pandemic culminated in an extraordinarily high incidence of stress and mental wellbeing disorder and is prominent in female students. An emphasis on women is desperately needed for specific screening and action to enhance students' mental wellbeing.