Abstract:

While the COVID-19 pandemic process has revealed many uncertainties, it has affected the basic life needs of people such as health, food, air, shelter, economic income, the need for security and freedom of movement. This research has been carried out in order to examine how the pandemic process affects adolescents needs in the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The research was a qualitative design, and the case study model was used as a method. In the study, data were collected through a structured interview form and the data were analyzed by content analysis method. Purposeful sampling method was used while determining the research participants. The research participants consisted of 48 high school adolescents attending a private tutoring center in the Ankara Çayyolu district. The research results are explained within the components of the hierarchy of needs. Accordingly, it was observed that while there was generally no negative situation in meeting the physiological needs of adolescents, their safety needs were negatively affected. In addition, it has been determined that the pandemic affects the love and belonging needs of adolescents both positively and negatively. It has been observed that there is generally no negative situation in meeting the needs of esteem. The uncertain process experienced has also caused adolescents to be indecisive in determining their future goals.

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