eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2021-12-30 14 4 2063 2072 10.13005/bpj/2303 42047 article Kayalvizhi Kumaravel 1 Praveen Kumar Ratavaru Sathyam 2 Rejili Grace Joy Manickaraj 1 Poonguzhali Sivagananam 3 Divya Ravikumar 4 Sumetha Suga Deiva Suga 6 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Psychiatry, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Microbiology, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Community Health Nursing, Panimalar College of Nursing, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India. Background: COVID-19, the unprecedented deadly pandemic has turned the world topsy-turvy. It has affected all the people like poor and rich, young and old, educated and uneducated, male and female with detrimental consequences. People who are in quarantine and/or lockdown are likely to develop a wide range of symptoms like psychological stress, irritability, anxiety, depression etc. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess the psychological effects of COVID-19 lockdown among adult population residing in Chennai, India. This study is a cross sectional descriptive study carried out in Chennai, India. A structured questionnaire was developed containing 25 questions related to the emotional disturbance, depression, self-concept, physical problems, cognitive changes and role performance and 7 questions related to the demographics. An online survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire using a non-probability snowball sampling technique. A total of 579 responses were received. The findings of the present study revealed that, among 579 respondents, more than half of the respondents 320(56.3%)were under severe psychological stress, 192(33.2%) respondents that is one third of the people had moderate psychological stress and remaining were having mild psychological stress. The study also revealed that there was a statistically significant association of psychological problems associated with demographic variables. Our Study revealed that people living in Chennai had severe psychological problem due to theCOVID-19 lockdown. This highlights the importance and immediate need for the development special intervention programmes for the people with psychological problems due to the COVID-19 lockdown. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol14no4/assessment-of-psychological-stress-associated-with-covid-19-lockdown-in-the-urban-adult-population-of-india/ COVID-19  Lockdown Psychological Problem  Pandemic  Stress