Covid-19 Pandemisinde Aile Yaşam Kalitesi ve Aile Yaşam Memnuniyetinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Although life satisfaction is a subjective concept, it is used in the sense of an individual's positive evaluation of his/her life as a whole and refers to the extent to which the individual is happy and satisfied with his/her life. Similarly, quality of life is expressed as the welfare level of individuals and societies and is among the most important goals to be achieved by governments. The concepts of life satisfaction and quality of life are of great importance for the peace, welfare and happiness of the family, which is the smallest structure of society. The better families can meet their social and economic needs, the higher their life satisfaction and quality of life. There are many factors that positively or negatively affect the life satisfaction and quality of life of families. One of these is the epidemics occurring in the society. Throughout history, epidemics have negatively affected family members both economically and socially, as well as harming the society together with families and causing traumatic problems in families. The need for a study on how the Covid-19 pandemic, the last global pandemic, affects family quality of life and family life satisfaction in social and economic terms has emerged. In this study, how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the life satisfaction and quality of life of families was examined as a result of the data obtained with the Family Adjustment Scale, Covid-19 Fear Scale and Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, frequency, percentage), difference analysis tests (Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis test) and relationship analysis (Spearman correlation coefficient) were applied to analyze the data. As a result of the analyzes, Covid-19 pandemic statistically affected family life satisfaction and family quality of life. However, it was observed that the Covid-19 pandemic affected families economically. Especially during the pandemic, families' incomes, income satisfaction, and borrowing situations were affected, causing them to experience economic difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study also examined the relationships between family members' fear of Covid-19 and demographic variables such as age, gender, income level, marital status, having children, and family life period. According to the results obtained, individuals' fear of Covid-19 was found to be related to other variables except gender.