Influence of COVID-19 Social Distancing Preventive Measure on the Psychological Well-Being of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2021 Candidates in Mombasa County, Kenya

Catherine Karimi Gachungi; Dr. Simon Ndirangu1

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Publication Date: 2023/10/16

Abstract: COVID-19 hit the world in 2019-2020 leading governments worldwide to close down learning institutions and enforce lockdown and curfew orders to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. School is a socializing agent and adolescents are at a stage where their social life affects or influences their development. Being students is a source of anxiety and therefore the present study was targeted at how social distancing affected the adolescent learner’s Psychological Well- Being (PWB). This study was aimed at establishing the influence of COVID-19 social distancing preventive measure on the PWB of KCSE 2021 candidates from secondary schools in Mombasa County, Kenya. This study used the ex post facto and the cross-sectional research designs.

Keywords: COVID-19, Social Distancing, Psychological Well-Being, Adolescent Candidates

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10005806

PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23SEP1615.pdf

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