Türk örnekleminde koronavirüs korkusu ve kaygısına ilişkin sosyodemografik bir inceleme

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 49 - 68, 08.04.2022

Gülşen Karaman Zeynep Türkkan Fatıma Nurefşan Yumuşak Erdi Bahadır Hüdanur Akkuzu Nefise Ladikli

https://doi.org/10.5455/kpd.26024438m000056

Abstract

Pandemi esnasında ortaya çıkan ya da sonrasında ortaya çıkabilecek bireysel veya kitlesel psikolojik tepkileri öngörme, anlama, koruyucu ve önleyici düzeyde psikososyal destek programları yahut resmi stratejiler geliştirme sürecinde, koronavirüse karşı temel psikolojik tepkiler olarak ele alınabilecek kaygı ve korkunun güncel durumunun tespiti önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Türk örnekleminde koronavirüs kaygı ve korku düzeylerinin sosyodemografik değişkenlere göre nasıl farklılaştığı incelenmiştir. Veri toplamak için Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, Koronavirüs Kaygı Ölçeği ve Kovid-19 Korkusu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya 18-73 yaş aralığında, 722’si kadın ve 428’i erkek olmak üzere toplam 1150 kişi katılmıştır. Analiz sonuçları cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim düzeyi, maddi durum, aile içerisinde koronavirüs tanısı alan birinin varlığı, izolasyon süresi ve çalışma durumuna göre koronavirüs kaygı ve korku düzeylerinin farklılaştığını ortaya koymaktadır. Medeni durum, ailede koronavirüs tedavisi gören ve koronavirüsten vefat eden kişilerin varlığı açısından bireylerin koronavirüs kaygı ve korku düzeyleri anlamlı olarak farklılaşmamıştır. Elde edilen bulgular uluslararası alanyazın ile karşılaştırmalı olarak tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

anxiety, fear, coronavirus, pandemic, kaygı, korku, koronavirüs, pandemi

A sociodemographic examination about coronavirus fear and anxiety in Turkish sample

Abstract

It is crucial to determine the current state of anxiety and fear, which can be considered as psychological reactions to coronavirus. This will help in the process of predicting, understanding, and developing protective and preventive psychosocial support programs or official strategies for individual or mass psychological reactions that occur during or after the pandemic. In this study, it was examined how the level of coronavirus anxiety and fear in the Turkish sample differs in terms of sociodemographic variables. Sociodemographic Information Form, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale and the Fear of Covid-19 Scale were used to collect data. A total of 1150 people, 722 females and 428 males, between the ages of 18-73 participated in the study. The results of the analysis revealed that coronavirus anxiety and fear levels differ in terms of gender, age, education level, financial status, the presence of someone diagnosed with coronavirus in the family, duration of isolation, and employment status. The level of coronavirus anxiety and fear did not differ significantly in terms of marital status, presence of someone treated for coronavirus and someone who died for the coronavirus in the family. The findings were discussed in comparison with the international literature.

Keywords

anxiety, fear, coronavirus, pandemic, kaygı, korku, koronavirüs, pandemi

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