Journals / Resilience / 2023 / Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1

Factors Associated with Acute Stress Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students after the First Month of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Anxiety Sensitivity, Fear of Covid-19, Sex

Covid-19 Pandemisinin İlk Ayı Sonrası Lisans ve Lisansüstü Öğrencilerde Akut Stresle İlişkili Faktörler: Kaygı Duyarlılığı, Covid-19 Korkusu, Cinsiyet

Journal
Resilience
Pages
171–181
Publication Date
2023-06-30
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It has been thought that it may be beneficial to develop intervention programs targeting anxiety sensitivity to prevent trauma symptoms.

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Objective & Hypothesis:As with any life-threatening event, the Covid-19 outbreak causes people to have emotional reactions such as fear and anxiety.
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Key Findings & Data:Data for this aim was collected from university students between the ages of 18 and 55 through an online research form.
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Conclusion & Impact:It has been thought that it may be beneficial to develop intervention programs targeting anxiety sensitivity to prevent trauma symptoms.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Covid-19 · pandemi · kaygı

Abstract

As with any life-threatening event, the Covid-19 outbreak causes people to have emotional reactions such as fear and anxiety. Understanding people’s emotional responses to the pandemic is important to understand mental health results. This study investigated the relationships between the levels of acute stress disorder symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, and fear of coronavirus. Data for this aim was collected from university students between the ages of 18 and 55 through an online research form. Data was collected between 23 April 2020 and 29 May 2020. Analysis of 739 participants showed that 67.9% of the participants had symptoms of acute stress ranging from moderate to extreme. It was also observed that anxiety sensitivity, fear of coronavirus, and sex explained 31.0% of the variance in acute stress symptom levels. Also, it was observed that the fear of coronavirus was higher in women than in men. The results point out that support systems that aid psychological well-being such as accessible online psychological help, and online social support groups have great importance during and after the pandemic. It has been thought that it may be beneficial to develop intervention programs targeting anxiety sensitivity to prevent trauma symptoms.

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Hayatı tehdit eden her olayda olduğu gibi Covid-19 pandemisi de insanlarda korku ve endişe gibi duygusal tepkiler oluşmasına neden olmuştur. İnsanların salgına karşı duygusal tepkilerini anlamak, ruh sağlığı sonuçlarını anlamak için önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, akut stres bozukluğu belirtileri, kaygı duyarlılığı ve koronavirüs korkusu arasındaki ilişkileri araştırılmaktadır. Bu amaca yönelik veriler, 18-55 yaş arası üniversite öğrencilerinden çevrimiçi araştırma formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Veriler 23 Nisan 2020 ile 29 Mayıs 2020 arasında toplanmıştır. Toplamda 739 katılımcıdan elde edilen verilerin analizi sonucunda, katılımcıların %67,9'unun orta ile aşırı düzey arasında değişen akut stres belirtilerine sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Anksiyete duyarlılığı, koronavirüs korkusu ve cinsiyetin akut stres belirti düzeylerindeki varyansın %31,0'ini açıkladığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca kadınlarda koronavirüs korkusunun erkeklere göre daha yüksek olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Sonuçlar, çevrimiçi psikolojik yardım ve çevrimiçi sosyal destek grupları gibi psikolojik iyi oluşa yardımcı olan destek sistemlerinin pandemi sırasında ve sonrasında büyük önem taşıdığına işaret etmektedir. Travma belirtilerinin önlenmesi için kaygı duyarlılığını hedef alan müdahale programlarının geliştirilmesinin faydalı olabileceği düşünülmüştür.

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CANKARDAŞ, S., ILDIRIM, E., TINAZ, P. (2023). Factors Associated with Acute Stress Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students after the First Month of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Anxiety Sensitivity, Fear of Covid-19, Sex. Resilience, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 171–181. https://ajindex.com/articles/950587

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