The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students in Turkey: A Foundation University Case

Objective & Hypothesis:The Problem of the Research: What are the university students’ anxiety levels caused by COVID-19 and what are the effects of this anxiety on the psychology of the students and their opinions about COVID-19?

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Key Findings & Data:The Aim of the Study: The aim of the study is to reveal the anxiety levels and impact of COVID-19 on the students who have to continue their university education far away from their campuses through online education.

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Conclusion & Impact:Analyzes were made at 95% confidence interval (p

🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study

📍Scope:2006 Verileri

⚙️Variables:covid-19 · university student · pandemic

Abstract

The Problem of the Research: What are the university students’ anxiety levels caused by COVID-19 and what are the effects of this anxiety on the psychology of the students and their opinions about COVID-19? The Aim of the Study: The aim of the study is to reveal the anxiety levels and impact of COVID-19 on the students who have to continue their university education far away from their campuses through online education. Moreover, it also sheds light on the practices intended for the students to be applied for university education after the pandemic. Method: 493 students studying in a foundation university were included in the research. Online surveys were made to the students who were determined with convenience sampling method. The data collection tool consists of two parts. The first part includes questions directed to the demographic features of the participants and their opinions about COVID-19. Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Scale developed by Spitzer et al. in 2006 and adopted to Turkish by Konkan et al. in 2003 was used in the second part. SPSS 25 program is used for the analysis of the data. Frequency, mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, and variance analysis were used among the descriptive statistical methods. Analyzes were made at 95% confidence interval (p

Keywords

covid-19 university student pandemic Psychology anxiety disorder

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ÖRGEV, C., BİÇER, İ., DEMİR, H., AYDIN, O. A., ŞEN, E., ÖZYARAL, O. (2020). The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students in Turkey: A Foundation University Case. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 12, 25–33. https://ajindex.com/articles/777392

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