LEVELS OF DEPRESSION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG INDIVIDUALS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS

Abstract

In this study, the levels of depression and psychological well-being among individuals were examined during the Covid-19 pandemic. The population of the study comprises individuals living in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus aged between 16 and 65. A total of 447 individuals, selected through random sampling, were included in the study. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Information Form, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the DSM-5 Depression Scale. Within the scope of the research, Mann-Whitney U analysis was conducted for binary groups, and Kruskal-Wallis H analysis was employed for three or more groups as non-parametric tests. It was determined that there was a negative and moderately significant relationship between the level of depression and the level of psychological well-being among individuals. Although variables such as age, education level, living situation, chronic disease, and psychiatric diagnosis were not found to be correlated with the level of psychological well-being, gender, marital status, income level, the degree of psychological negative impact from the pandemic, and the use of psychiatric drugs were observed to influence the level of psychological well-being. Finally, no significant difference was found between the level of depression and variables such as gender, age, education status, the psychological negative impact of the pandemic process, and chronic disease. It was concluded that variables such as marital status, income level, cohabitating person, psychiatric drug use, and psychiatric diagnosis were associated with the level of depression.