Loneliness: Mental State of Different Levels of LearnersDuring Lockdown Due to COVID-19

Abstract

Loneliness is an emotional state, not necessarily the objective state of being alone—it is dissatisfaction with social relationships, regardless of how few or numerous, infrequent, or active relationships are. Loneliness is considered a predictor of suicidal ideation or behavior. This article is an attempt to find out the rate of loneliness among learners as lockdown due to covid 19 have been affecting and bringing the normal educative life to a halt abruptly, using a modified UCLA Loneliness (Russell, 1996) questionnaire to 70 students on online mode. The result showed 62% of learners struggling with little loneliness frequently and 5.71% severe loneliness among the learner sample respondents requiring the immediate attention of government, teachers, educationists and psychologists.