A Year Long Isolation: A Qualitative Study on How CHS’ HUMSS Students Cope With

The Impact of Pandemic Lockdown

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Foreign Literature

It is believed that the disease's continuous spread, travel restrictions, and the closure of
educational institutions across the country will have a substantial impact on students' education, social
lives, and mental health. (Odriozola-gonzález et al. 2020)

On the other hand, while domestic lockdown and social isolation have proven to be very
successful in terms of physical containment, such a situation could reveal itself to be inadequate, if not
even dangerous, throughout the emergence of feelings such as confusion, fear, and despair. (Hawryluck et
al., 2004; Wang et al., 2020)x`

Students' academic lives have been disrupted due to a decrease in family income, limited access
to digital resources, and the high cost of internet connectivity. Furthermore, 1.5 billion pupils worldwide
are currently deprived of a basic education resulting in a negative psychological impact on their health.
Furthermor, changes in daily routine, such as a lack of outdoor activity, disrupted sleeping patterns, and
social alienation, have impacted students' mental well-being. (Lee 2020)

Due to reduced contact hours for learners and a lack of consultation with teachers when
experiencing difficulties in learning/understanding, the quality of academic performance of students is
likely to diminish for classes held for both year-end examination and internal examination. (Sintema,
2020)

A survey of 2530 members of the University of Valladolid in Spain was completed online.
Anxiety, depression, and stress were rated as moderate to severe by 21.34 percent, 34.19 percent, and
28.14 percent of respondents, respectively. The outbreak affected 50.43 percent of responders in a
moderate to severe way. Students in the Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences & Law, and Engineering &
Architecture scored higher on anxiety, melancholy, stress, and event impact.” (Paula Odriozola-González,
et al, 2020)