摘要：In recent days, the whole world is under the influence of the quickly spreading Covid-19. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect this highly infectious disease on individuals living in Turkey. This was achieved by focusing on the relationship between the participants’ psychological resilience and anxiety levels and also their socio-demographic characteristics. The study sample consisted of 525 individuals with ages ranging between 15 and 72, who live in various provinces of Turkey. Ethics committee approval and scientific research approval were obtained. Participants were reached through random sampling, via an electronic-based survey method (Google Forms). As a data collection tool; a personal information form, Short Psychological Resilience Scale (KPSÖ) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used. The Spearman correlation analysis showed that anxiety decreases as the psychological resilience of the participants increases (r = -0.453, p<0.01). As the participants' perception of possibility to catch COVID-19 increases, their anxiety increases (r = 0.177, p<0.01). In addition, as psychological resilience increases, preventive behavior also increases (r = 0.103, p<0.01). It was learned that 95.8% of the participants started to wash their hands more frequently during the epidemic period and 93.7% of them avoided shaking hands. The anxiety levels of the group (77.7%) with economic concerns regarding the epidemic process were significantly higher (p = 0.002). As a result, it was concluded that anxiety levels decreased as the psychological resilience level of the participants increased. As the participants' perception of the possibility of getting COVID-19 increased, it was found that their anxiety increased. In the COVID-19 pandemic, women had higher anxiety levels than men and it was found that women had a lower level of psychological resilience. On the other hand; it has been determined that the number of people living at home, participants' being married or single, their education level and the province they live in didn’t affect the anxiety and psychological resilience levels of the participants.
