The relationship between of adults' health anxiety, resilience and psychological symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic process in Turkey

The negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey pose a very significant risk. Research on this subject is very limited and inadequate. Strict measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which is spreading rapidly in our country, have caused economic and psychological problems for individuals. This disease, which is incurable and has little information known about it has caused concern for the health of individuals. In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between health anxiety, psychological resilience and psychological symptoms of adults over the age of 18 in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Relational research method was used during the process of study. The study was sampled with 1,070 adult individuals. The data was collected online through Google Forms due to the pandemic. Informational consent, SCL-90-R test, sociodemographic informations, health anxiety inventory and psychological resilience inventory for adults were used as research data collection tools. Pearson correlation coefficient in relationship analysis of scales, Cronbach's alpha coefficient in reliability analysis of scales, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test from normality distribution tests in analysis of data, independent sample T test in comparison of averages of 2 independent groups, One-way ANOVA test in comparison of more than 2 independent groups, Levene test for variance homogeneity and Tukey HSD if variance homogeneity is provided for group differences Tamhane multiple comparison test was used. The findings of the study found a significant relation between SCL-90-R testing, health anxiety inventory and psychological resilience. SCL-90-R test, with the inventory of health anxiety, psychological resilience and gender, age, marital status, educational status, income level, COVID-19 diagnosis status in the immediate vicinity, COVID-19 transmission status, COVID-19 level of residence in the pandemic, psychological/psychiatric treatment history status, job loss status in the pandemic, sector in which people work, working style, weekly working time and COVID-19 vaccination status variables have been achieved.