Investigation of anxiety and psychological well-being in adults during the Covid 19 pandemic period in Turkey

Abstract

The Covid 19 pandemic period has affected people's physical health as well as their psychological aspects. It can be said that this period was a period in which the science of psychology was given great importance. In this study, it was aimed to examine the differentiation of people's anxiety and psychological well-being levels according to different demographic variables during the pandemic period. The research was carried out in accordance with the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The participants of the study were selected from the province of Kayseri, which is a medium-level province according to the socio-development index of Turkey. Three hundred and twenty-three adults voluntarily took part in the study as participants. State and Trait Anxiety Inventory and Psychological Well-Being Scale were used as data collection tools, and a demographic form was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants. Statistical calculations such as t-test, analysis of variance, regression analysis, pearson correlation were used in the analysis of the data. According to the research findings, in the state anxiety levels of the participants; There was a significant difference according to age, gender, marital status, monthly income, presence of psychiatric illness, presence of mental disorder in the family, alcohol use, presence of previous psychological diagnosis (p<.05). In the trait anxiety levels of the participants; There was a significant difference according to age, gender, marital status, monthly income, presence of psychiatric illness, presence of mental disorder in the family, and previous psychological diagnosis (p<.05). There was a significant difference in the psychological well-being levels of the participants according to the variables of age, education level, marital status, monthly income, presence of psychiatric illness, presence of previous psychological diagnosis (p<.05). In addition, a significant and negative relationship was found between the psychological well-being of the participants and their state anxiety (r=-0.582, p<0.05) and their trait anxiety (r=-0.590, p<0.05). The created regression model; Psychological Well-Being = 63.627 -0.186xState Anxiety -0.220xTrait Anxiety. According to the research, it is seen that anxiety (state and trait) explains 40.7% of the change in psychological well-being (R2 = 0.407). According to the results of the research, the reasons for the differences in anxiety and psychological well-being according to demographic variables can be investigated in the future, and it can be suggested that psychologists should consider this differentiation in practice.

Keywords

• Covid 19
• Adults
• Anxiety
• Psychological well-being

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