Author(s):
Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay, Prashant Shukla
Email(s):
prashant19782000@gmail.com
Address:
Department of Mass Communication, Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492010, India
Department of Biotechnology, School of Science and Technology, The Neotia University,
Sarisa, D.H. Road, 24 Pgs (South) West Bengal - 743 368, India
*Corresponding Author: Prashant Shukla (prashant19782000@gmail.com)
Published In:
Volume - 28,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2022
DOI:
10.52228/JRUA.2022-28-2-9 
ABSTRACT:
With Covid-19 pandemic spreading all over the world governments were forced to take drastic measures to stop the spread. The lockdown enforced was like a natural experiment. It caused severe problems to most of the population which went under the lockdown. Only people who were allowed to report for regular work were medical and media professionals. Huge amount of literature has been churned up highlighting work done, and problem faced by medical professionals. The plight of media professionals was mostly ignored by people undertaking this kind of research. A survey conducted only among the media professionals revealed that 86% of respondents faced increased level of anxiety while 48% suffered negative impact of sleep pattern due to lockdown. The survey also threw some positive aspects of lockdown as many media professionals used their time to learn new things. Overall, the impact of lockdown on media professionals was not positive which is like other group of professionals anywhere in the world.
Cite this article:
Upadhyay and Shukla (2022). Increase in Fear, Anxiety and Disturbed Sleep Pattern in Media Professionals of Chhattisgarh State in India During Pandemic of Covid-19. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-A: SOCIAL-SCIENCE), 28(2), pp. 67-71.DOI: https://doi.org/10.52228/JRUA.2022-28-2-9
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