Mediating Role of Anxiety in the Relationship Between Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Ontological Well-being in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyse the intermediary role of anxiety in the relationship between traumatic stress symptoms and ontological well-being in individuals who have been exposed to the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted online with 355 participants. A Socio Demographic Data Questionnaire, the Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Ontological Well-being Inventory were administered to participants. Most of the participants were between the ages of 18-25 (42%), female (76.9%), university graduates (43.4%) and single (53.5%). It has been found that as traumatic stress symptoms increase, the level of anxiety (state and trait) increases. Later, it was found that, as the level of traumatic stress symptoms and anxiety (state and continuous) increased, the level of ontological well-being decreased. In addition, anxiety was found to have an intermediary role in the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and ontological well-being. The Covid-19 pandemic was found to increase traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety levels and to have a negative influence on ontological well-being. therefore, it is important for the mental health of society to develop psychotherapeutic methods and psychosocial support practices for individuals who have been exposed to the covid-19 pandemic, especially for fragile risk groups, to help future social mental health.

Keywords

• Covid-19 Pandemic
• traumatic stress symptoms
• anxiety
• ontological well-being

Covid-19 Pandemisinde, Travmatik Stres Belirtileri ve Ontolojik İyi Oluş Arasındaki İlişkide Anksiyetenin Aracı Rolü

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 pandemisine maruz kalan kişilerde travma sonrası stres belirtileri ile ontolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide anksiyetenin aracı rolünün incelenmesidir. Çalışma, salgın hastalık ve karantinasına maruz kalan 355 katılımcı ile online olarak yürütülmüştür. Katılımcılara, Demografik Bilgi Anketi, Travmatik Stres Belirti Ölçeği, Durumluk–Sürekli anksiyete ölçeği ve Ontolojik İyi Oluş ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Katılımcıların çoğunun, 18-25 yaşları arasında (%42), kadın (%76.9), üniversite mezunu (%43,4) ve Bekâr (%53.5) olduğu görülmüştür. Travmatik stres belirtileri arttıkça anksiyete (durumluk ve sürekli) düzeyinin arttığı, travmatik stres belirtileri ve anksiyete (durumluk ve sürekli) düzeyi arttıkça ontolojik iyi oluş düzeyinin düştüğü bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte travmatik stres belirtileri ile ontolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide anksiyetenin aracılık etkisinin bulunduğu tespit edilmiştir. COVID-19 pandemisinin, travma sonrası belirtileri ve anksiyete semptomlarını arttırdığı ve ontolojik iyi oluş üzerinde olumsuz etkileri olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu nedenle, pandemiye maruz kalan bireylerde, özellikle kolay zedelenebilir risk gruplarında, risk faktörlerini ele alan psikoterapotik yöntem ve psikososyal destek uygulamalarının geliştirilmesi gelecekteki toplumsal ruh sağlığı açısından önemli görünmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Covid- 19 Pandemisi
• Travmatik Stres Belirtileri
• Durumluk Kaygısı
• Sürekli Kaygı
• Ontolojik İyi Oluş

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