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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OPEN, vol.82, pp.129, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus)
Psychological symptoms that emerged during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have reached a remarkable level worldwide. In the current study, we aimed to (1) investigate the characteristics of several psychological symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large Turkish sample and to (2) examine the predictors of some psychological symptoms that are associated with different psychological disorders. A self-administered online questionnaire was applied to 3004 individuals to assess the demographic variables as well as depression, anxiety, somatization, hostility, and negative self-concept. The results of the study revealed that 16.3% (N =487) of the participants scored above the mean score of the total psychological symptoms. Moreover, we found that being a woman, being a young adult, having a higher education degree or below, having chronic diseases, having psychiatric diagnoses, and sharing living spaces with family were significant predictors of developing psychological symptoms. Several demographic variables were revealed as risk factors for developing psychological symptoms during COVID- 19 pandemic. The results of the study are considered noteworthy in terms of revealing both psychological responses to the Covid 19 pandemic and at-risk groups that may be most affected by the possible health crisis situations that may occur in the future. All findings of the study were discussed within the scope of the related literature.