The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on high school students

Pages: 236-239
Sanya Aggarwal (Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi)

Although there is a lot of ongoing research on understanding the clinical features and management of the COVID19 epidemic as it spreads, there has been relatively little concern about the effect of the pandemic on one’s mental health. Using a mailing questionnaire process, I investigated the cognitive effect of the pandemic and explanations for higher levels of stress and anxiety in high school students in this research report. The majority of the participants cited social alienation and online education as the primary causes of their frustration and helplessness. These results support the hypothesis that the pandemic has a detrimental effect on students’ mental and physical wellbeing, resulting in low productivity and irritability.