Abstract:

In these days, when the concept of "pandemia" enters our daily life, affecting the whole world and people from different sights, this study has set a goal to measure the impact of global epidemic on mental health. This aim is to develop a scale to determine how the mental and psychosomatic effects of the new type of coronavirus are assessed by individuals. In this direction, the scale development stages were first followed accordingly (such as the determination of the structure desired to be measured, the creation of the material pool, the adoption of the expert opinions). For the purpose of determining the validity and reliability of the measurement, data were collected from 646 people between the ages of 18 and 90 and analyzed through package programs. The AFA result for the study of the structure validity of the measurement was 55,51 per cent of the variance ratio revealed, and the first and second level DFA results were generally well-adjusted. The Cronbach Alpha value, calculated to study the reliability of the scale, was 0.93, and the conclusion was that the internal consistency for the whole and the lower dimensions of the scale was high. As a result, the likert type 5 consisting of 18 substances and two sub-dimensions (spiritual effects, psychosomatic effects) was developed "The New Type of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Measurement for the Evaluation of the Mental and Psychosomatic Effects".

Abstract:

Nowadays, when the concept of "pandemic" has entered our daily lives and affects the whole world and people from different aspects, this study has set a purpose to measure the impact of the global epidemic on mental health. This goal is to develop a scale to determine how individuals evaluate the mental and psychosomatic effects of the new type of coronavirus. In this direction, the scale development steps (determination of the structure to be measured, creation of the substance pool, obtaining expert opinions, etc.) were followed respectively. In order to determine the validity and reliability levels of the scale data were collected from 646 individuals between the ages of 18-90 and these data were analyzed through packet programs. It was found that the variance ratio explained by the AFA result conducted to study the validity of the scale structure was 55.51% and the first and second level DFA results were generally well adapted. The Cronbach Alpha value, calculated to examine the reliability of the scale, was found to be 0.93 and it was concluded that the internal consistency of the whole and sub-dimensions of the scale was high. As a result, a 5-point Likert-type "Assessment Scale of Mental and Psychosomatic Effects of New Coronavirus (COVID-19)", which consists of 18 items and two sub-dimensions (mental effects, psychosomatic effects), has been developed.

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