Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
5th International Congress on Tourism, Economic and Business Sciences, Kocaeli, Türkiye, 20 - 22 Ekim 2022
Abstract ⎯ This study was planned and carried out in order to get
the opinions of university students about the problems they experience in
distance education during the covid-19 pandemic process, to determine their
concerns about the corona virus and their satisfaction with life. The universe
of the research consists of students with different socio-demographic
characteristics who are studying at various universities in Turkey at the
undergraduate level. The sample of the research is 1552 students who agreed to
participate in the online survey, which was reached by simple random sampling
method and prepared through Google forms. Students participating in the study
were reached through social media platforms (Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram,
etc.). The research form of the study includes questions to measure the
socio-demographic characteristics of the students, as well as the form
consisting of 7 questions prepared by Kürtüncü and Kurt (2004) to measure the
problems experienced in relation to distance education. The "Coronavirus
Phobia Scale" developed by Arpacı, Karataş and Baloğlu (2020) and the
Personal Well-Being Index Adult Form (KIOI-YF) prepared by the International
Weelbeing Group were also used in the research. According to the results of the
research, there was a significant difference between the genders regarding the
Coronavirus phobia. According to this result, it was seen that female students
(M=2.80, SD=0.83) had more anxiety about coronavirus than male students
(M=2.53, SD=0.82) (p<0.05). In terms of life satisfaction, there was no
significant difference between male and female students. In the study, there
was also a significant difference between the genders in other issues related
to the problems experienced in distance education, except for the statements
"I have difficulty in following the courses due to the limited
opportunities on the Internet and computers" and "Due to the distance
education system of the school".
Keywords ⎯ Coronavirus
phobia, covid-19, anxiety, distance education, life satisfaction, undergraduate
students.