Human Happiness at Hard Times – COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 has brought in a lot of physical health problems and mental health issues to people of all walks of life. The main aim of this study is to present that at the hardest of times (like COVID-19) it is possible to find happiness. The study follows the method of scientific review. The researcher selected articles based on the keywords from Scopus, Google Scholar, WHO documents, PubMed, Springer and Elsevier journals, and government websites. Based on the protocol of inclusion and exclusion criteria, the researcher selected, excluded, analyzed, critically evaluated, and synthesized the data from the research articles and documents. Finally, 70 research articles were included in the study. The findings identified factors like fear, anxiety, worry, depression, panic, social withdrawal, etc. that affected human happiness during COVID-19. The study predominantly focuses on presenting various practical ways to help people to be happy even during the hard times of COVID-19.