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IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL & MENTAL HEALTH: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

*Dr. Irshad Ahmad, **Dr. Usman Ghani, ***Dr. Abu Bashar

*Director Research, ARSEAM Foundation, Bareilly, U.P. India, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2510-1797

**Associate Professor, Comm-IT Career Academy, Awadh Centre of Education, New Delhi, India

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8657-1280

***Assistant professor, British University of Bahrain, Saar, Bahrain

DOI : https://doi.org/10.53882/IJSSEE.2023.0801004 Page No : 35-52

Published Online : 2023-06-30

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ABSTRACT

Aim of the study: The purpose of this research was to examine how the COVID-19 epidemic affected the mental, social, and psychological well-being of medical students in Delhi-NCR, India.

Design/Methodology: Medical students in the 'Delhi-NCR' region of India were surveyed for a pandemic. The hypothesised relationship was examined by regression analysis, and the conceptual model was confirmed through the results.

Findings: This study shows that the mental, social, and psychological impact of COVID-19 among Indian medical students is substantial. Medical students' 'mental, social, and psychological' health was shown to be strongly damaged by the identified risk factors, such as having a family member infected with COVID-19 or losing close ones. The study also indicated that the association between the 'Impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic (ICP)' and 'Psychological Health (PH)' was the strongest (0.818), while the relationship between the 'ICP' and 'Social Health (SH)' was the worst (0.587).

Practical Implications: This research has the potential to significantly improve people's health and social functioning by assisting in the design of individualised preventative and intervention programmes to lessen the toll the pandemic has taken on people's physical and mental health.

Originality/value: The focus of this study was to analyse how the recent COVID-19 pandemic has affected medical students' emotional, social, and mental well-being.

Keywords: COVID-19, Psychological, Social & Mental Health, Regression Analysis

Paper Type: Research paper

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Cite this Article as : Irshad A , Ghani U & Bashar A (2023), “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychological, Social & Mental Health: An Empirical Analysis”, International Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment, Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2023, pp 35-52, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53882/IJSSEE.2023.0801004

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