TITLE:
Psychosocial Anxiety from Lockdown Due to COVID-19 to Income Earner of the Family: An Evidence from Northern Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
Rawnaq Ara Parvin, Md. Shariful Islam, Mst. Sharmin Akter, Shaikh Shahriar Mohammod, Md. Bokul Hossain, Sarawat Rashid
KEYWORDS:
Coronavirus, Psychosocial Distress, Lockdown, Income Earner
JOURNAL NAME:
Sociology Mind,
Vol.11 No.3,
May
31,
2021
ABSTRACT: As a
developing nation, Bangladeshi people had to work during lockdown which is the
result of a sudden outbreak of COVID-19. It creates different problems in day
to day life of common people. The present study, therefore, attempts to
understand the socio-economic crisis and mental stress in managing the family
within the limited resources of Bangladesh during the lockdown period. The data
was collected via a snowball sampling survey method by using a semi-structured
questionnaire. Datasets were analyzed through different statistical tools like
mean, standard deviation, and percentage. Research shows that female and aged
people are much anxious about being affected. Petty business runners are much
worried about their basic earning. Affording food to a family within a
foreseeable economic crisis, brunt from job loss, the propensity of commodity’s
high price, wariness for child’s academic career through e-learning led people
distressed. Insomnia, fatigue, helplessness, distress are notable problems
during the time of lockdown. Research finds that mental pressure results from
insufficient sleep are creating short temper and chaos in the family and social
life also. Strengthening the medical system, creating mass consciousness,
implicating time-oriented policy with psycho-social upshots can mitigate the
fragility of psychological stress.