Pandemi Sürecinde Sağlık Kaygısının Boylamsal İncelenmesi ve Yaşam Doyumu ile İlişkisi

Year 2022, Volume: 24 Issue: 3, 1124 - 1138, 26.09.2022

Alperen Şenol

https://doi.org/10.32709/akusosbil.950345

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Birçok ülkede milyonlarca insanı etkileme ihtimali olan pandemiler, kişinin kendisi ile sevdiklerine yönelik sağlık tehditleri de dahil olmak üzere birçok psikososyal stres faktörüyle ilişkilidir. Alanyazında yapılan çalışmalar, önceki salgın hastalıklara benzer şekilde, Covid-19 pandemisini de çeşitli psikolojik sıkıntı ve bozuklukla ilişkilendirmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı pandemi sürecinde bireylerin sağlık kaygısı ve yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkiyi, ilişkisel analizler kullanarak kesitsel ve boylamsal olarak incelemektir. Bu amaca yönelik olarak çalışmada, Sağlık Anksiyetesi Ölçeği ve Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Yapılan iki ölçüm arası DSM-5 Hastalık Kaygısı Bozukluğu kriterleri de gözetilerek altı ay süre belirlenmiş, 2020 Mart ve Eylül ayları çalışma kapsamında değerlendirilmiştir. Bu çalışmaya göre altı aylık süreç içerisinde sağlık kaygısında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir değişim gözlenmemiştir. Birinci ölçümde sağlık kaygısı, yaşam doyumunu yordayan bir değişken değilken, ikinci ölçümdeki sağlık kaygısı, bireylerin yaşam doyumunu yordayan bir değişken olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın diğer bir bulgusuna göre yaş ve sağlık kaygısı arasında negatif yönlü bir ilişki söz konusudur. Buna göre yaşın yükseldikçe sağlık kaygısının da paralel şekilde azaldığı söylenebilir. Tüm bu bulgular, yurtiçi ve yurtdışı diğer çalışmalarla birlikte tartışılmış ve çalışma sonucunda öneriler sunulmuştur. Alanda yapılan diğer çalışmalar, pandemi döneminin psikolojik sağlık üzerindeki etkisini boylamsal olarak ele alan çalışmaların ihtiyacına vurgu yapmaktadır.

Keywords

Sağlık kaygısı, Covid-19, boylamsal psikolojik sağlık, pandemi, yaşam doyumu

Longitudinal Examination of Health Anxiety during Pandemic and Its Relationship with the Satisfaction of Life

Abstract

Pandemics, which have the potential for affecting millions of people in different countries, are associated with many psychosocial stressors, including health threats to oneself and loved ones. Studies show that the Covid-19 pandemic, similar to the previous pandemics, is associated with research psychological distress and disorders. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between health anxiety and life satisfaction of individuals during the pandemic in a cross-sectional and longitudinal design using relational analyses. For this purpose, Health Anxiety Inventory and Life Satisfaction Scale were employed to collect data in the study. Considering the DSM-5 Illness Anxiety Disorder criteria, six months between the two measurements were determined, and the months of March and September 2020 were evaluated within the scope of the study. According to study findings, there is no statistically significant change was found in health anxiety during the six-month period. In the first measurement, health anxiety is not a variable that predicts life satisfaction, while health anxiety in the second measurement stands out as a variable that indicates the life satisfaction of individuals. According to the other finding of the study, there is a negative relationship between age and health anxiety. It can be said that as age increases, health anxiety decreases accordingly. All findings were discussed together with previous studies and suggestions were presented. Other studies in the field emphasize the need for studies that longitudinally address the impact of the pandemic period on psychological health.

Keywords

Health anxiety, Covid-19, longitudinal psychological health, pandemic, the satisfaction of life

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