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SOCIO-EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN- HOW COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IMPACTED THEM

    2 Author(s):  SUJATA GUPTA KEDAR, TEJESHWINI

Vol -  12, Issue- 8 ,         Page(s) : 66 - 76  (2021 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

In the Unprecedented period, starting from the outbreak of Covid-19 to clamping of Lockdown, the young children at home were prone to be affected as their regular lifestyle was constrained within the four walls of their home causing distress, disruption in their flow of physical activities and a break-down in their education. During this specific stage between 4-12 years of age, children learn to socialize with others, which was deployed due to social distancing and lockdown. The children due the lockdown were forbidden from playing outdoors, developing social relations, peer and social interaction that lead to a lot of emotional and behavioral challenges and anxiety, which deprive the cognitive development. This study examines to understand the impact of Covid – 19 lockdowns on the socio-emotional behavior of children between (4 – 8) years of age and (9 – 12) years of age. The data was collected by the parents of 400 children of (4-12) years of age. The tool used to collect and analyze the data was the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results revealed that males had more complaints with regard to boredom and felt exhausted when compared to females. It also revealed that during the Covid-19 lockdown both children between 4-8 years of age had experienced higher level of emotional symptoms when compared to children between 9-12 years of age.

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