COVID-19: Mental Health Crisis, Life Satisfaction and Coping Mechanism

Abstract

COVID-19 has severely affected the well being of people of our country. The events due to Corona virus pandemic 
are likely to have profound effect on mental health. This health emergency required to be addressed by the world 
which brought unwanted consequences to the well being of the citizens in every country. Objective: This study 
focuses to understand the effect of COVID: 19 on life satisfactions, stress and anxiety level and how are people 
coping with it. Method: Online questionnaire method was conducted on 130 participants (N= 130) ranging from 18 
years of age to 28 years of age. Three scales are used, Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Depression, Anxiety and 
Stress Scale- 21 (DASS-21) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) along with subjective questions. Results: The 
results clearly showed that participants have reported being more satisfied in life before the pandemic and COVID
19 has serious impact on their mental health, most of the participants indulge in adaptive coping methods such as 
physical activity, music etc to cope with the situation.