The Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Job Seekers in Bangladesh

According to recent literature, university graduates looking for work are more likely to suffer from common mental diseases such as melancholy, anxiety, or stress. However, mental health difficulties among unemployed graduates have yet to be investigated in Bangladesh. This study appraises to assume psychological effects of covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on job seekers in Bangladesh. This study is based on a mixed-method of social research containing both primary and secondary data to meet its objectives. This study found a heavy psychological impact on jobseekers because of covid-19 which highlights different psychological disorders like uncertainty, anxiety, insomnia, depression, emotional disturbance, helplessness, etc. in the state of jobseekers university students. This study also shades the stress relief factors that help to minimize psychological disorders at a large amount. The factors are social support, family support, government motivation, age extension in a government job, etc. of later, this paper made some suggestions to overcome this downward psychological state of job seekers in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Psychology, Effect, Covid-19, Lockdown, Job Seekers, Bangladesh