Examining the anxiety and depression levels of security forces during the global COVID-19 pandemic

In this study, the anxiety and depression levels of the security forces during the global Covid-19 epidemic process were examined. Covid-19, which has spread rapidly since December 2019, has been defined as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The Covid-19 pandemic, which causes negative effects in the fields of health, security and economy on a global scale, has a high contagiousness and mortality rate. In this study, it was aimed to examine the anxiety and depression levels of the security forces, whose workload and responsibilities increased in the Covid-19 epidemic. In this context, the study was carried out with 383 security guards working in Tekirdağ. Personal information form, Beck depression scale and state and trait anxiety scale were used as data collection tools in the study. Data were obtained by conducting a questionnaire to the participants in electronic environment. As a result of the study, it was determined that in the security forces occupational group, men had a significantly higher role than women, the employees were predominantly in the 20-40 age group, and the average of the male participants in trait anxiety was significantly higher than the female participants. In addition, it was determined that the average of the participants in the 41-54 age range in trait anxiety was significantly higher than the participants in the other age range, the depression differed according to gender, and the average of men was higher than that of women.