Psycho-social and behavioural impact of COVID 19 on young adults: Qualitative research comprising focused group discussion and in-depth interviews

Archisman Mazumder; Kamal Bandhu Kalanidhi; Siddharth Sarkar; Piyush Ranjan; Anamika Sahu; Tanveer Kaur; Divjyot Kaur; Aakashneel Bhattacharya; Sarada Priyadarshini Suna; Bindu Prakash; Koushik Sinha Deb; Naveet Wig

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2020.12.039

Psycho-social and behavioural impact of COVID 19 on young adults: Qualitative research comprising focused group discussion and in-depth interviews

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Jan-Feb;15(1):309-312. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.12.039. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Psychiatry and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
⁴ Department of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drpiyushdost@gmail.com.
⁵ Student Wellness Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
⁶ Department of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
⁷ Department of Home Science, University of Delhi, India.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

A qualitative study comprising eight focus group discussions and two in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the social and behavioural changes in young adults during COVID pandemic. Common themes identified were changes in interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, changes in health-related behaviour, lifestyle modifications and impact on academic and professional life.

Keywords: Behaviour; COVID 19; Psycho-social functioning; Qualitative research; Young adults.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological / physiology*
Adult
COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / psychology*
Female
Focus Groups / standards*
Humans
Male
Psychology
Qualitative Research*
Social Behavior*
Young Adult