Öz
COVID-19 salgını, bireylerin fiziksel ve psikolojik iyilik hallerine dünya çapında bir tehdit oluşturmuştur. Yapılan çalışmalar, korku ve kaygının salgına karşı verilen en yaygın tepkiler arasında olduğunu göstermektedir. COVID-19 korkusunun psikolojik sıkıntı düzeylerinin yükselmesine katkıda bulunduğuna dair bilimsel kanıtlar düşünüldüğünde, bu duygunun etkili bir şekilde düzenlenememesi, psikolojik bozuklukların başlaması için bir yatkınlık oluşturabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 korkusu ile psikolojik sıkıntı düzeyi arasındaki ilişkide bilişsel duygu düzenleme stratejilerinin aracı ve düzenleyici rolünü incelemektir. Veriler, 587 Türk yetişkinden (Ort.yaş = 37, SS = 15.25) COVID-19 korkusu, bilişsel duygu düzenleme stratejileri ve psikolojik sıkıntı ölçümlerini içeren çevrimiçi öz bildirim anketleri aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. COVID-19 korkusu ve psikolojik sıkıntı düzeyi ilişkisinde bilişsel duygu düzenleme stratejilerinin aracı olduğu çoklu aracılık modeli test edilmiş ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Buna göre; kabullenme, ruminasyon, felaketleştirme ve başkalarını suçlama stratejilerinin COVID-19 korkusu ile psikolojik sıkıntı arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracı rolü üstlendiği görülmüştür. Kabullenme stratejisinin bu ilişkideki düzenleyici rolü de istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Buna göre, kabullenme stratejisini daha sık kullananlarda COVID-19 korkusu ile psikolojik sıkıntı düzeyi arasında daha güçlü bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Bulgular, bilişsel duygu düzenleme stratejilerinin kullanımının bireylerin COVID-19 korkusu ve psikolojik sıkıntı düzeyi arasındaki ilişkide rol oynadığını göstermiştir. Görece daha az işlevsel olan duygu düzenleme stratejilerinin kullanımını azaltmayı hedeflemek, salgından etkilenen bireylerde psikolojik iyilik halini artırmak için etkili bir yol olabilir.
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