Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, cilt.0, ss.185-202, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The COVID-19 pandem�c has affected the behav�or of �nd�v�duals on a global scale.
Th�s study emp�r�cally analyzed the relat�onsh�p between the stress and anx�ety of the
COVID-19 pandem�c, hyg�ene and protect�on measures of young �nd�v�duals, onl�ne med�cal
�nformat�on search and cyberchondr�a, and onl�ne med�cal support and ass�stance.
Cross-sect�onal data obta�ned from 662 onl�ne surveys conducted w�th Atatürk Un�vers�ty
Commun�cat�on Faculty students �n 2021 were analyzed by Structural Equat�on Model�ng.
Study f�nd�ngs; The COVID-19 Pandem�c revealed a pos�t�ve and sol�d relat�onsh�p (γ = 0.70;
t = 14.26) between Anx�ety and Stress and Personal Hyg�ene and Protect�on Measures.
Furthermore, a pos�t�ve and robust relat�onsh�p was found between COVID-19 Pandem�c
Anx�ety and Stress and Onl�ne Med�cal Informat�on Search�ng on the Internet (γ = 0.42; t =
9.64), and �t was also determ�ned that there was a strong pos�t�ve relat�onsh�p between Onl�ne
Med�cal Informat�on Search on the Internet and Cyberchondr�a (γ = 0.72; t = 15.07). F�nally,
a pos�t�ve and robust relat�onsh�p was found between Med�cal Support and Expert Ass�stance
and COVID-19 Pandem�c Anx�ety and Stress (γ = 0.45; t = 9.24). The f�nd�ngs show that
young �nd�v�duals �ntens�vely use onl�ne med�cal �nformat�on searches dur�ng the COVID-19
pandem�c. Th�s s�tuat�on shows that th�s global ep�dem�c has �ncreased the behav�or of
cyberchondr�a and d�rected young �nd�v�duals to seek med�cal support and personal protect�on
measures. In add�t�on, �t �s seen that people w�th h�gh anx�ety levels develop cyberchondr�a
behav�ors to protect themselves from the v�rus