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The study aimed at determining the factors affecting the levels of happiness and commitment to life in the Covid-19 period and whether the level of happiness has any impact on the level of commitment to life. The universe of the research is made up of individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 living in the Samsun province. The number of samples for the study was estimated to be 384 and a total of 417 individuals participated in the study. The study was carried out online on 417 people identified by the simple random sampling method in Samsun province between 01.10.2021-10.10.2021. The survey form used in the study consists of three sections: social-demographic information, Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form-TR and Life Liability Scale. The participants were informed in the first phase of the survey form and received information approvals. 50.1 percent of the study consisted of women (n=209) and 49.9 percent (n=208) of men. 58.8 percent of the participants said they were happy with their lives (n=245) while 88.5 percent (n=369) believed the covid-19 period had changed their lives significantly. Individual happiness levels show significant differences according to gender, age, civil status, monthly income status (p<0,05). The levels of life commitment of individuals show significant differences according to the state of civilization, the state of being happy with life, the state of being happy with being in Turkey during the pandemic period, the state of thinking that the pandemic will end (p<0.05). In addition, in the Covid-19 period, the levels of happiness of individuals have a very significant impact on their lifelong commitments (β: 0.506; R2: 0.256; p<0.05). The conduct of some studies that will increase the levels of happiness of individuals during the Covid-19 period will contribute positively to the levels of lifelong commitment of individuals. It is also recommended that more research is done on the levels of happiness of individuals during the pandemic period.

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