A study on Perceived Threat, Behavior Change, Lockdown Compliance and Coping Strategies among Indian Adults amid COVID-19 outbreak

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dc.contributor.authorDixit, Ayushien_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Shwetaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGaur, Ayushien_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Bandnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDalal, P. K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:44:58Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:44:58Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: During the current pandemic, threat perception of people during lockdown, any subsequent change in their behaviour , coping mechanisms along with lockdown compliance used to deal with the crisis in the Indian subcontinent have been important. The study aims to explore prevalence of perceived threat, behaviour change, lockdown compliance, and coping strategies amid COVID-19 outbreak in India. Methodology: This cross-sectional study used a semi-structured online questionnaire. Study applied non- probability snowball sampling technique for data collection. The survey questionnaire included four sections on (a) socio-demographic variables (b) perceived threat (c) lockdown compliance and behaviour change (d) coping strategies. Descriptive statistical analysis was done for the evaluation of data. Results: The responses of 1068 participants with a mean age of 32.92±12.88 years were included for analysis. Nearly half (51%) of the participants reported feeling 'very high' anxiety and about 34% reported to have 'high' anxiety about the spread of coronavirus, on the other hand many (41.6%) of them believed that they had very less chances of getting infected with coronavirus. A large population (89.3%) reported complying to the nationwide lockdown. The major coping mechanism being used by the people is distractions, socializing as well as adaptive coping mechanisms. Conclusion: In the current scenario, there is a concern for India, as due to surge in persons infected with COVID 19 and an indication towards 'optimism bias ' prevalent in people there are chances of poor compliance with government guidelines on behaviour change. The findings of the study will be helpful in designing programs and government measures for the people aimed at ensuring compliance with the guidelines related to social distancing and sanitization and using adaptive coping strategiesen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsClinical Psychologist. Shafa homes deaddiction and rehabilitation centre, Kotdwara, Uttarakhand Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsClinical Psychology NIMHANS, Bangalore India), Ph.D. Additional Professor, Department Of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology. AMITY University, Lucknowen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment Of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknowen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment Of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknowen_US
dc.identifier.citationDixit Ayushi, Singh Shweta, Gaur Ayushi, Gupta Bandna, Dalal P. K.. A study on Perceived Threat, Behavior Change, Lockdown Compliance and Coping Strategies among Indian Adults amid COVID-19 outbreak . Indian Journal of Mental Health. 2021 Sep; 8(3): 268-276en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6652
dc.identifier.issn2394-4579
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222748
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDesousa Foundationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.30877/IJMH.8.3.2021.268-276en_US
dc.subjectPerceived Threaten_US
dc.subjectBehaviour Changeen_US
dc.subjectLockdown Complianceen_US
dc.subjectCoping Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 outbreaken_US
dc.titleA study on Perceived Threat, Behavior Change, Lockdown Compliance and Coping Strategies among Indian Adults amid COVID-19 outbreaken_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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