This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-4, 2021
Area
Social Psychology
Author
Lavanya Maheshwari
Org/Univ
Neerja Modi School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Pub. Date
02 September, 2021
Paper ID
V7I4-1902
Publisher
Keywords
COVID-19, Pandemic, Mother-Daughter Relationships, Lockdown, Well-Being

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Lavanya Maheshwari. How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mother-daughter relationships, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Lavanya Maheshwari (2021). How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mother-daughter relationships. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(4) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Lavanya Maheshwari. "How the COVID-19 pandemic affected mother-daughter relationships." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.4 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has had drastic consequences on all aspects of our lives, especially relationships. Since research suggests that the mother-daughter dyad has a significantly higher influence on adolescents than any other familial relation, the purpose of this qualitative study was to assess the impact of the pandemic on this markedly influential relationship in the Indian context. Convenient sampling was used to recruit 20 female participants, all in the 14 to 17 years age group, studying in Neerja Modi School, Jaipur. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed, thematically analyzed, and the results were then tabulated. It was found that the pandemic positively impacted mother-daughter relationships for the majority of the participants, while for a select few, it led to detrimental effects like an increase in the number of fights and arguments. The study also aimed to evaluate the impact of these changes in relationships on the well-being of the daughter, and it was inferred from the data that for a majority of the participants, the shift in relationship dynamics was accompanied by a conspicuously positive impact on their wellness and mental health.