What are the effects of Lockdown on students?

In this backdrop one of the principal measures taken during lockdown has been closure of schools, educational institutes and activity areas. These inexorable circumstances which are beyond normal experience, lead to stress, anxiety and a feeling of helplessness in all.

How covid-19 pandemic and Lockdown affected children and adolescents’ mental health?

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has brought about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe. This phenomenon has led to short term as well as long term psychosocial and mental health implications for children and adolescents.

Why don’t we know more about people’s experiences of Lockdown?

This is partly due to the lack of longitudinal data, but also because people’s experiences of lockdown were so different and would have interacted with their pre-pandemic traits.

Does Lockdown cause loneliness and depression?

For instance, Thuy-vy Nguyen at the University of Durham and Netta Weinstein at the University of Reading monitored the loneliness and depression of 800 people in isolation through the first weeks of the lockdown and found no adverse effects.

What happened to wellbeing during lockdown?

Longitudinal analyses showed a significant rise in depression symptoms and a reduction in wellbeing at lockdown. Over a third of the sample could be classed as clinically depressed at lockdown compared to 15\% at baseline. Sleep quality was not affected across the sample as a whole.

Does Lockdown affect sleep quality?

Over a third of the sample could be classed as clinically depressed at lockdown compared to 15\% at baseline. Sleep quality was not affected across the sample as a whole. The increase in depression symptoms was highly correlated with worsened sleep quality.