Abstract
There is no doubt that Covid -19 has affected the whole world in every aspect of life. In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between Covid-19 phobia and life satisfaction levels of students participating in special talent entrance exams and their views according to some demographic variables. The sample of the study consists of 320 participants who took the special talent exam from the departments of physical education and sports teaching and coaching education at the University of Sutcü İmam. The research is a quantitative study and it was carried out in relational scanning model. Data were collected in August-September 2020. In the analysis of data Jamovi 1.6.12 statistical software program was used. As a result of the research; Covid-19 phobia and life satisfaction level arithmetic mean scores of the participants were determined to be in the middle score range. In normal circumstances, it was determined that the fear of COVID-19 had a negative effect on the participants, while life satisfaction is expected to be high due to the athletic and young age of the participants. In terms of demographic variables, significant differences were found in Covid-19 Phobia Scale' and 'Life Satisfaction Scale' scores. In correlation and regression analyses, it was concluded that psychological, somatic, social and economic variables, which are independent variables, showed a negative low-level significant relationship with the life satisfaction of students, and they were also a significant predictor on life satisfaction. The results obtained from this study are predicted to shed light on the psychological, social, economic and similar effects of Covid-19 fear on people and provide significant contributions to finding solutions on these issues
Highlights
The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China, and has been spreading around the world, causing it to be declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization
In light of various analyses, it was observed that the COVID-19 phobia score (63.54) and the arithmetic mean scores of the COVID-19 phobia scale and satisfaction with life scale were found to be at a medium level
A significant relationship was found between scores of the COVID-19 phobia scale and satisfaction with life scale
Summary
The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China, and has been spreading around the world, causing it to be declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. This infectious disease continues to significantly affect people's living standards in different ways. Increasing rapidly, the disease-related cases and fatality rates cause many people to develop coronavirus fear or phobia. According to Üstün and Özçiftçi (2020), no fixed information exists about this disease that broke out in Wuhan in December 2019, while the rapid transmission of the disease and the continuous increase in the number of cases and deaths have turned into a kind of fear
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