INVESTIGATION OF CORONAPHOBIA IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Year 2023, , 163 - 170, 22.06.2023

Betül Taşpınar , Ferruh Taspinar , Hakan Gülmez , Ayşe Sezgi Kızılırmak Karataş

https://doi.org/10.17343/sdutfd.1210937

Abstract

Objective
The COVID-19 has affected all individuals in
different age groups physically and psychosocially.
University students have an important place among
these individuals, and it is important to evaluate their
psychosocial influences, such as coronaphobia. The
aim of this study was to investigate coronaphobia in
university students.
Material and Method
This study was designed as a cross-sectional study.
Students attending university between November 2020
and March 2021 were included in the study. A form was
created using Google Forms and then the demographic
and descriptive characteristics of the participants,
including age, gender, department of study, year,
whether the participant has had COVID-19, and
COVID-19 phobia, were obtained. The Coronavirus-19
Phobia Scale (CP19-S) was sent using Google Forms.
Results
Female students had higher points than males (p
= 0.012). A statistically significant difference was
determined in the psychological subdimension
according to the year of study at the university (p
= 0.004). A statistically significant difference was
determined in the CP19-S total points (p = 0.022)
and the somatic (p = 0.027) and economic (0.020)
subdimensions for those students living together with
a high-risk group for COVID-19.
Conclusion
In this study, it was determined that university students
experienced coronaphobia at varying levels and for
different reasons. Female gender, living together with
individuals in a high-risk group, and studying at a
higher year level were found to be factors that increase
coronaphobia. Future studies should evaluate the
effects of the pandemic. Moreover, university students
should be provided with psychosocial support.

Keywords

Coronaphobia, COVID-19, Fear, Pandemic, Students

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE KORONAFOBİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Amaç
COVID-19 farklı yaş gruplarındaki tüm bireyleri fiziksel
ve psikososyal olarak etkilemiştir. Bu bireyler arasında
üniversite öğrencileri önemli bir yere sahiptir ve
COVID-19’un koronafobi gibi psikososyal etkilerinin
değerlendirilmesi önemlidir. Bu nedenle bu çalışmanın
amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde koronafobiyi araştırmaktır.
Gereç ve Yöntem
Bu çalışma kesitsel bir çalışma olarak tasarlanmıştır.
Araştırmaya Kasım 2020 ile Mart 2021 tarihleri
arasında üniversiteye devam eden öğrenciler dahil
edilmiştir. Google Formlar kullanılarak bir form oluşturulmuş
ve bu form ile katılımcıların yaş, cinsiyet, öğrenim
gördükleri bölüm, yıl, katılımcıların COVID-19
geçirip geçirmediği, COVID-19 fobisi olup olmadığı
gibi demografik ve tanımlayıcı özellikleri sorgulanmıştır.
Koronavirüs-19 Fobisi Ölçeği (CP19-S) de Google
Formlar kullanılarak katılımcılara gönderilmiştir.
Bulgular
Kadın öğrencilerin erkek öğrencilerden daha yüksek
koronafobi puanlarına sahip olduğu görülmüştür (p =
0.012). Üniversitede öğrenim gördüğü yıla göre psikolojik
alt boyutta istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık
saptanmıştır (p=0,004). COVID-19 için yüksek riskli
bir grupla birlikte yaşayan öğrencilerin CP19-S toplam
puanlarında (p=0,022) ve somatik (p=0,027) ve
ekonomik (0,020) alt boyutlarında istatistiksel olarak
anlamlı bir fark gözlenmiştir.
Sonuç
Bu çalışma ile üniversite öğrencilerinin farklı düzeylerde
ve farklı nedenlerle koronafobi yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir.
Kadın cinsiyet, yüksek risk grubundaki
bireylerle birlikte yaşama ve daha yüksek bir sınıfta
öğrenim görme koronafobiyi artıran faktörler olarak
bulunmuştur. Gelecekteki çalışmalar pandeminin etkilerini
değerlendirmelidir. Ayrıca üniversite öğrencilerine
psikososyal destek sağlanmalıdır.

Keywords

Pandemi, COVID-19, Öğrenciler, Koronafobi, Korku

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