Impact of Transition to Studying on Online Mode on the Mental Health of MBA Students in Mumbai

Abstract

Coronavirus set off a global chain reaction of socioeconomic calamity and mental distress. Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, a variety of psychological issues and serious mental health consequences emerged gradually. MBAstudents have been identified as a vulnerable group, with rates of anxiety, depression, drug misuse, and disordered eating that are greater than the overall population. As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, the nature of their educational experience transformed radically from an offline to an online one. Measures such as social distancing, quarantine, the closure of educational institutions, and self-isolation have a negative impact on people's psychology because they increase loneliness, distrust, and reduce social interaction. Aweakened immune system or having close relatives who are susceptible to diseases increases stress, anxiety, and frustration in the population to a life-threatening level. This research is being conducted to learn more about the psychological effects of the covid19 pandemic on MBAstudents in Mumbai, such as social isolation, insomnia, frustration, and over thinking, as well as the effects of the same pandemic's shift from offline to online learning. In both primary and secondary research, the impact of psychological discomfort caused by social isolation/distancing, as well as dissatisfaction and sadness caused by overthinking about the future, is being investigated. Our findings underscore the critical need for intervention to address college students' mental health, as well as how the pandemic impacted more than simply traditional teaching and learning.