Examination of the levels of happiness and fear of intimacy with coronavirus anxiety in couples

The main purpose of the study is to examine the levels of happiness and fear of intimacy in couples' relationships together with coronavirus anxiety. The study was conducted in 2022 with a questionnaire prepared online via Google Forms. It consists of the data of 423 adult individuals, which are reached by sharing them on social media platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram. The data collection tools of the study are Socio-Demographic Information Form, Happiness in Relationships Scale (PES), Fear of Intimacy Scale (YLO), Coronavirus Anxiety Scale. Collected data using SPSS program; Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis H test, Pairwise comparison test and Spearman correlation analysis were applied. According to the findings of the study, it was determined that there was a positive, weak level significant correlation between happiness in relationships and fear of intimacy scores. It was determined that there was no significant correlation between coronavirus anxiety and fear of intimacy scores. According to another finding of the study, those who think that the pandemic increases conflict in the relationship with their partner are significantly higher than those who think that the coronavirus anxiety scores do not increase. The findings were discussed within the framework of the literature and some suggestions were presented.