Published Paper Details:

COVID-19 pandemic is an unanticipated challenge worldwide. India is confronting sudden challenge situation because the number of infected/positive cases is increasing day by day. With strict preventive measures and restrictions by the Indian Government with the imposition of nationwide lockdown, the citizens are experiencing a variety of psychological and emotional reactions, fear, and uncertainty being one of them. The daily routine of the citizen has been changed to a different scenario of staying within the home. This sudden changing scenario impacted on the wellbeing of people. This study aimed at finding the emotional & psychological challenges facing by people under the situation of lockdown. The study was motivated by the need to understand how the COVID19 pandemic has affected mental health, emotional changes, and wellbeing. The researchers used a convenience sample, recruited via emails with a questionnaire to collect data. The study is limited to Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka.