Examination of psychological resiliency, marital adjustment and anxiety among working at home and workplace married individuals during COVID-19 outbreak

In this study, the relationship between anxiety, marital adjustment and psychological resilience levels of married individuals working during the COVID 19 pandemic was investigated. Within the scope of the research, Sociodemographic Information Form, Beck Anxiety Scale, Marital Adjustment Scale and Adult Resilience Scale were applied to 667 participants. In the study, anxiety, marital adjustment and psychological resilience levels were compared in terms of socio-demographic and variables related to working conditions during the COVID 19 pandemic. In addition, the relationship between anxiety, marital adjustment and psychological resilience levels and the predictive variables of anxiety level were examined. According to the research findings, it was concluded that the participants' gender, education level, duration of marriage and the participants who took unpaid leave and whose salary was decreased in the COVID 19 pandemic showed significant differences in anxiety, marital adjustment and psychological resilience levels. When the relationship between the anxiety, marital adjustment and resilience levels of the participants, it was found that anxiety was negatively and significantly related to marital adjustment and resilience levels. Likewise, it was concluded that the marital adjustment scores of the participants were positively and significantly related to the total and sub-dimension scores of psychological resilience. When the predictors of anxiety levels were examined, it was concluded that younger participants, women, and participants with lower marital adjustment and self-perception levels predicted higher anxiety levels. The research findings provide up-to-date data in terms of understanding the effects of the changing conditions with the COVID 19 epidemic on people's work and family lives, and the level of anxiety during the epidemic as a psychological symptom. It can be considered that other researches to be conducted on the COVID 19 epidemic and mental health issues can obtain supportive findings based on the findings obtained in this study.