Lifestyle and Behavioural Changes of Adolescents during Pandemic Period

Abstract

The COVID-19 had an impact on people’s social interaction and has brought changes to education, environment and economy. The whole world is under the effects of the COVID19 pandemic, which has put all nations in a unique lockdown situation to contain the disease. This unexpected lockdown has taken a toll on humans’ mental health. The effects of lockdown can affect the school as well as college students due to fear, anxiety and stress. This study intends to assess the adolescents' lifestyle and behavioural changes during Covid-19. The student’s Perception Scale was developed by the investigators. Survey method was employed to determine the perception of 120 students towards their life style and behavioural changes during Covid-19. The present study was conducted using an online survey and its designated link was distributed through social media. The findings of the study concluded that there is no significant difference in perception towards lifestyle and behavioural changes with respect to gender, age and type of family. The findings of the study further revealed that the type of institution has a significant effect on students’ perceptions of behavioural changes.