Table 2.
Age-wise comparison
| No. | Item | Choices | Age | Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 20 years | > 20 years | |||||
| 1 | I consider this lockdown | Convenient break | 247 (45.7%) | 315 (41.5%) | 562 (43.2%) | 0.052 |
| Inconvenience | 151 (27.9%) | 260 (34.3%) | 411 (31.6%) | |||
| Not sure | 143 (26.4%) | 184 (24.2%) | 327 (25.2%) | |||
| 2 | Number of hours I sleep | Increased | 361 (66.7%) | 523 (68.9%) | 884 (68%) | 0.458 |
| Decreased | 38 (7%) | 59 (7.8%) | 97 (7.5%) | |||
| No change | 142 (26.2%) | 177 (23.3%) | 319 (24.5%) | |||
| 3 | Screen viewing time | Increased | 410 (75.8%) | 604 (79.6%) | 1014 (78%) | 0.164 |
| Decreased | 50 (9.2%) | 68 (9%) | 118 (9.1%) | |||
| No change | 81 (15%) | 87 (11.5%) | 168 (12.9%) | |||
| 4 | I am able to focus on my studies | More than normal | 110 (20.3%) | 160 (21.1%) | 270 (20.8%) | 0.02 |
| Less than normal | 308 (56.9%) | 473 (62.3%) | 781 (60.1%) | |||
| No change | 123 (22.7%) | 126 (16.6%) | 249 (19.2%) | |||
| 5 | This time enabled me to | Relax | 204 (37.7%) | 305 (40.2%) | 509 (39.2%) | 0.05 |
| Refocus | 30 (5.5%) | 64 (8.4%) | 94 (7.2%) | |||
| Both | 307 (56.7%) | 390 (51.4%) | 697 (53.6%) | |||
| 6 | Academically I am/ feel | More prepared and confident | 89 (16.5%) | 147 (19.4%) | 236 (18.2%) | 0.38 |
| Less prepared and confident | 293 (54.2%) | 403 (53.1%) | 696 (53.5%) | |||
| No change | 159 (29.4%) | 209 (27.5%) | 368 (28.3%) | |||
| 7 | Lockdown has given me opportunity | Spend more time with loved ones | 267 (49.4%) | 350 (46.1%) | 617 (47.5%) | 0.015 |
| Binge watch shows | 48 (8.9%) | 99 (13%) | 147 (11.3%) | |||
| Spend more time with myself | 144 (26.6%) | 225 (29.6%) | 369 (28.4%) | |||
| None of the above | 82 (15.2%) | 85 (11.2%) | 167 (12.8%) | |||
| 8 | Lockdown made me learn something new | No | 82 (15.2%) | 137 (18.1%) | 219 (16.1%) | 0.17 |
| Yes | 459 (84.8%) | 622 (81.9%) | 1081 (83.2%) | |||
| 9 | On a personal level I feel, this lockdown has done | More harm than good | 200 (37%) | 261 (34.4%) | 461 (35.5%) | 0.34 |
| More good than harm | 341 (63%) | 498 (65.6%) | 839 (64.5%) | |||
| 10 | Considering everything that I am going on, I feel | Safe | 222 (41%) | 232(30.6%) | 454 (34.9%) | 0.001 |
| Anxious | 81 (15%) | 159 (20.9%) | 240 (18.5%) | |||
| Scared | 79(14.6%) | 116(15.3%) | 195 (15%) | |||
| Uncertain | 159 (29.4%) | 252(33.2%) | 411 (31.6%) | |||
| 11 | If I think of going back to normal life, I feel | Excited | 213(39.4%) | 290 (38.2%) | 503 (38.7%) | 0.97 |
| Panic | 50 (9.2%) | 72(9.5%) | 122 (9.4%) | |||
| Tensed | 173 (32%) | 243 (32%) | 416 (32%) | |||
| Haven't thought about that | 105 (19.4%) | 154(20.3%) | 259(19.9%) | |||
| 12 | Looking back on times before lockdown I feel I was | Overworked | 158 (29.2%) | 223 (29.4%) | 381 (29.3%) | 0.95 |
| Enjoying routine | 247 (45.7%) | 340 (44.8%) | 587 (45.2%) | |||
| Not doing enough | 136 (25.1%) | 196 (25.8%) | 332 (25.5%) | |||
| 13 | On getting back to life after lockdown my lifestyle/routine would | Change | 410 (75.8%) | 614 (80.9%) | 1024 (78.8%) | 0.026 |
| Not change | 131 (24.2%) | 145 (19.1%) | 276 (21.2%) | |||
| 14 | Future world according to me looks | Bright | 167 (30.9%) | 221 (29.1%) | 388 (29.8%) | 0.66 |
| Bleak | 225 (41.6%) | 313 (41.2%) | 538 (41.4%) | |||
| Same as before | 149 (27.5%) | 225 (29.6%) | 374 (28.8%) | |||