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EFFECTS OF COVID-19 1 The
Effects of COVID-19 and Mental Health Jared A. Cole University of
North Florida SOP3214C |
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Abstract |
 COVID-19 has affected the world in many psychological ways.
Once the Corona Virus pandemic occurred, the majority of the world's
population was put under quarantine until further notice. This study
will look at the effects of isolation during this quarantine versus
the age of the individual. A depression survey was administered to
50 individuals. The individuals will then be put into two separate
groups, one group of individuals who are under 39 and others in an
older group of those over 40. The scores for each individual were
gathered and a two tailed t-test was run between both means. The
proposition of this experiment is that older individuals will be
more likely to experience feelings of depression and loneliness
during the quarantine. It was found that there was not a statistical
difference between age groups. Although there was not a major
statistical difference, these findings will help others understand
the relationship between disease and mental health. Keywords:
quarantine, loneliness, depression, mental health, isolation |
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Introduction |
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020 by the World
Health Organization and many of our world’s governments proceeded to
put their citizens in quarantine to prevent the illness from
spreading. An analysis by S. Shah et al. (2020) examined the
prevalence of mental health problems emerging from the possible
uncertainty and isolation experienced during the pandemic. The
results found in this study indicated that mental health problems
such as stress, anxiety, and depression are elevated in almost all
types of individuals. With almost all social types of people and
relationships experiencing some sort of mental health problems such
as stress, anxiety, and depression. Another study by Shamblaw, Rumas,
& Best (2021) examined how different coping strategies for
individuals can mitigate mental health problems during isolation.
Depressive symptoms, such as anxiety and loneliness, were
significantly associated with coping and quality of life. A positive
mentality had the most benefit, suggesting that interventions
focusing on taking the negative aspects of the pandemic and
reframing them, may be effective in improving general well-being.
The data gathered from this experiment that was conducted will be
added to the growing pile of data that is becoming available about
disease related psychology. The purpose of this study is to examine
the effects of Corona Virus disease 2019 isolation on mental health.
Primarily the study will focus on depression and loneliness
according to an age group. The results of this investigation could
be beneficial to our overall understanding of the virus and its
effects on our society. As the pandemic has been going on for a full
year, there are not very many studies related
To this topic so this research will partly be the groundwork for
others to stand on. The researchers’ proposition of this study
states that individuals who are over the age of 40 will be higher on
the depression scale than those who are under the age of 40.
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