The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment

Yasemin ÇEKİÇ, (Ankara Üniversitesi, Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)
FATMA USLU ŞAHAN, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)
Aslı ER KORUCU (Ankara Üniversitesi, Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Ebelik Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)
Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine
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Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 22 - 30 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103 İndeks Tarihi: 06-07-2023

The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment

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Aim: We aimed to investigate the effect of fear of COVID-19 experienced by married individuals living in Türkiye on marital adjustment. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. Research data were collected between April 10 and 24, 2021, using the nonprobability snowball sampling technique. An online questionnaire that consisted of a participant information form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Marital Adjustment Scale was applied to the participants via social media. Results: A total of 503 married individuals participated in the study. We found that the majority of the participants had negative changes in their feelings, thoughts, social lives, plans, and friend and work relationships during the pandemic process. According to the results of the regression analysis, the fear of COVID-19 explained 32.6% of the marital adjustment score of the participants. Conclusion: In stressful life events such as pandemics, it is necessary to plan appropriate interventions to protect married individuals’ mental health and marital adjustment.
Anahtar Kelime: COVID-19 fear marital status adjustments

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APA Çekiç Y, USLU SAHAN F, ER KORUCU A (2023). The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. , 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
Chicago Çekiç Yasemin,USLU SAHAN FATMA,ER KORUCU ASLI The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. (2023): 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
MLA Çekiç Yasemin,USLU SAHAN FATMA,ER KORUCU ASLI The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. , 2023, ss.22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
AMA Çekiç Y,USLU SAHAN F,ER KORUCU A The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. . 2023; 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
Vancouver Çekiç Y,USLU SAHAN F,ER KORUCU A The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. . 2023; 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
IEEE Çekiç Y,USLU SAHAN F,ER KORUCU A "The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment." , ss.22 - 30, 2023. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
ISNAD Çekiç, Yasemin vd. "The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment". (2023), 22-30. https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
APA Çekiç Y, USLU SAHAN F, ER KORUCU A (2023). The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 12(1), 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
Chicago Çekiç Yasemin,USLU SAHAN FATMA,ER KORUCU ASLI The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine 12, no.1 (2023): 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
MLA Çekiç Yasemin,USLU SAHAN FATMA,ER KORUCU ASLI The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, vol.12, no.1, 2023, ss.22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
AMA Çekiç Y,USLU SAHAN F,ER KORUCU A The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine. 2023; 12(1): 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
Vancouver Çekiç Y,USLU SAHAN F,ER KORUCU A The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment. Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine. 2023; 12(1): 22 - 30. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
IEEE Çekiç Y,USLU SAHAN F,ER KORUCU A "The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment." Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 12, ss.22 - 30, 2023. 10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
ISNAD Çekiç, Yasemin vd. "The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 Experienced by Married Individuals Living in Türkiye on Marital Adjustment". Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine 12/1 (2023), 22-30. https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2023120103
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