A Survey of Attitudes, Anxiety Status, and Protective Behaviors of the University Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Turkey
A Survey of Attitudes, Anxiety Status, and Protective Behaviors of the University Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Turkey
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00695
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发表时间：
2020-07-15
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Sahutogullari, Bilal
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作者：
Akdeniz, Gulsum;Kavakci, Mariam;Sahutogullari, Bilal
一种新型冠状病毒疾病于2019年12月31日在中国武汉爆发，并在短短几个月内导致全球爆发，导致数百万人感染。除了身体上的副作用外，这次疫情还对心理健康产生了巨大影响。这项研究旨在评估COVID-19爆发期间土耳其人口中保护行为、情绪和焦虑状态的传播和频率。对3，040名年龄在18-30岁之间的受访者进行了在线问卷调查。这项横断面研究于2020年4月2日至4月8日进行。虽然与疫情有关的问题是由我们的神经科学部门的成员创建的，但我们的调查中包括了土耳其版的简化贝克焦虑量表，以衡量焦虑状态。采用Pearson相关系数进行统计学分析。我们发现，90%的受访者报告自疫情爆发以来洗手更频繁，而50%的人戴着防护手套。受访者更担心他们的亲属感染冠状病毒疾病，而不是他们自己感染。在回答“你对冠状病毒有什么看法？”，38%回答“担心”。焦虑状态与消费媒体关于COVID-19的信息存在显著相关性。个人的早期保护行为可能会减缓疫情的传播。我们的研究结果表明，在COVID-19爆发期间，参与者的行为发生了可预测的变化。了解恐惧和焦虑状态等情绪反应如何变化以及介导它的具体因素可能有助于设计疫情控制策略。
A new coronavirus disease began on 31 December 2019 in Wuhan/China and has caused a global outbreak in only a few months resulting in millions being infected. In conjunction with its' physical side effects, this outbreak also has a tremendous impact on psychology health. This study aims to assess the spread and frequency of protective behaviors, emotional and anxiety status among the Turkish population using a rapid survey during the COVID-19 outbreak. An online questionnaire was administered to 3,040 respondents between the ages of 18-30. This cross-sectional study was conducted from Apr 2 to Apr 8, 2020. While questions related to the outbreak were created by members of our neuroscience department, the Turkish version of the Abbreviated Beck Anxiety Inventory was included in our survey to measure anxiety status. Pearson correlation coefficient was used for statistical analysis. We found that 90% of respondents report washing hands more frequently since the outbreak while %50 wear protective gloves. Respondents were more fearful of their relatives catching the coronavirus disease than they were of themselves catching it. In response to the question, "What are your emotions about the coronavirus?", 38% responded with "worried". There was a significant correlation between anxiety status and consumption information from the media about COVID-19. Individual early protection behaviors might slow transmission of the outbreak. Our results showed that the behavior of the participants has changed in predictable ways during the COVID-19 outbreak. Understanding how emotional responses such as fear and anxiety status vary and the specific factors that mediate it may help with the design of outbreak control strategies.