Examination of the relationship between anxiety levels and ability to cope with stress of health worker women

This research was designed to determine the stress coping styles and anxiety levels of the health care workers; anxiety and stress-coping. For this purpose, a questionnaire consisting of Beck Anxiety Scale and Stress Relievers Scale was administered to 395 health sector working women. According to findings from the study, anxiety; an optimistic approach, a self-confident approach and a reduced level of social support; insecure approach and submissive approach. All factors and the level of anxiety related to participants' stress coping styles vary according to age and task type. According to education level, the optimistic approach, self-insecure approach, submissive approach, social support and anxiety are changing; self-confident approach, social support, and marital status at anxiety levels. Self-confident, self-confident, submissive, social support, and anxiety levels differ according to the number of children the participants have. Significant differences were observed in the optimistic approach to assessment and self-insecure approach in terms of guarding. According to the weekly working time, the optimistic approach, self-confident approach, self-insecure approach, submissive approach and anxiety vary; the optimistic approach, the submissive approach and anxiety differed according to the satisfaction with working in the health sector.