• Dr. BINDU S.

Abstract: Now the entire world is facing a serious threat due to COVID‐19 pandemic. Schools remain closed. Students are still at their home. The aim of the present study is to find out the level of loneliness of secondary school students during Covid 19 pandemic period. This study was conducted on a sample of 300 secondary school students belonging to the age group-13-15. A Loneliness Scale was administered through online to collect data for the present study and were analysed. The result showed that most of the students have loneliness during this Covid 19 pandemic period. Further the study revealed that there is significant difference in loneliness of secondary school students with respect to their gender and there exists no significant difference in loneliness of secondary school students with respect to their locality and syllabus. The study suggested that appropriate copying strategies are needed to introduce in order to reduce loneliness and to protect the mental health of secondary school students during this pandemic period.

Keywords: Loneliness; Secondary School Students; Covid 19 Pandemic

"A study on the loneliness of secondary school students during Covid 19 pandemic period", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.1637-1643, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102196.pdf

"A study on the loneliness of secondary school students during Covid 19 pandemic period", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp1637-1643, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102196.pdf