Anxiety, Stress and Depression among Employees During Covid-19 Period

Abstract

Employees faces tremendous work pressure during the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic, which may cause some psychological issues in this population. As a result, the prevalence of such issues in them must be explored. The current study sought to ascertain the level of stress, anxiety, and depression among employees in Kerala, India, during the covid-19 period. A sample survey research design is used in this descriptive study. The study population sample comprised of 100 employees from various private and government sectors in the state of Kerala, India. Samples were chosen using the snowball sampling approach, and they were contacted via various social media channels to participate in the current study. The depression, anxiety, and stress scale (dass-21) scale was used to obtain the necessary data, which is an online questionnaire delivered via google forms. The difference between the anxiety, stress and depression among male and female employees during covid-19 were analyzed using independent sample t test and the relationship between anxiety, stress and depression among employees during covid-19 were analyzed using Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation. The results of independent sample t-test shows that there is a significant difference in the anxiety, stress and depression among male and female employees during covid-19 period and correlation shows that there is a significant relationship between anxiety, stress and depression among employees during covid-19 period.