3.6 The Relationship between Data on Areas of Concern and
Psychological Response Levels
While 236 (6.6%) of the individuals stated that they did not have
anxiety and the pandemic was exaggerated, the remaining 3313
participants (93.4%) stated that they experienced more or less anxiety.
Participants were most concerned about the health of their families and
relatives (82.4%). Considering the distribution of concerns according
to age groups, 63.46% (n=331) of the people between the ages of 18-25
were experiencing academic anxiety mostly. While 60.4% (n=539) of the
people between the ages of 26-35 were worried about the other people,
the object of the anxiety of the individuals of 36 years old and above
was based on the health of their families and relatives. The group with
the most common economic anxiety was those with monthly income between
2500-5000 TL (n=463, 46.3%). 536 (54.5%) of 983 people with chronic
diseases were worried about taking the medications that they should use
regularly.
The anxiety of one’s health had an enhancing effect by 1.56 times (p
<0.001, OR= 1.565) for anxiety and 1.49 times for trauma
(p<0.001, OR=1.49). Anxiety for the health of relatives
increased the stress level by about 1.99 times (p= 0.01, OR=1.992).
Experiencing economic anxiety had a 1.25 times increasing effect on
trauma formation (p=0.042, OR=1.254). While experiencing academic
anxiety only had 1.30 times increasing effect on the risk of depression
(p = 0.028, OR = 1.305), the anxiety that treatment of the disease could
not be found and safety anxiety was a risk-increasing factor in all
areas of psychological response (p<0.001). Experiencing
anxiety while taking medications that should be used regularly increased
1.75 times the risk of anxiety (p=0.02, OR=1.755) had an enhancing
effect. Experiencing fear of going to health controls had an enhancing
effect by 1.39 times (p=0.003, OR=1.39) for depression, 1.363 times (p =
0.025, OR = 1.363) for stress and 1.269 times (p=0.031, OR=1.269) for
trauma. The relationship between the areas of concern and the level of
psychological response is given in Table 6.