COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world. In India, the lockdown started from 25th March, 2020, and continued for more than three months. The lift of lockdowns was initiated on 1st June 2020, and data on happiness of unrelated individuals was collected online immediately after that using Bradburn Scale of psychologic well-being as the measurement of happiness in the lockdown survey period. Data was recorded on positive as well as negative psychology affecting questions from each individual. Almost equal number of male as well as female individuals with background of working, non-working, staying in nuclear family or in joint family has been studied. It was observed that male individuals were psychologically more affected than females during the period. Psychological happiness was much higher in working female respondents and unhappiness was higher in non-working males. Males and females increased happiness or no effect on their psychology were psychologically better in combating sudden stresses. It can be concluded that the happiness factor of male counterpart were more affected than female counterpart during lockdown period in India. Males or female respondents which showed increased happiness or no effect on their psychology were psychologically better under sudden stresses. The results help in deciding policies like ‘work from home’ by private companies and government bodies.
COVID-19, Joint family, Lockdown, Men, Nucleus family, Unlock 1.0, Virus, Women, Working
This paper is presented in 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Industry and Academic Research (ICMIAR)
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