NVESTIGATION OF THERELATIONSHIP BETWEENCOVID-19 FEARANDINTOLERANCEOFUNCERTAINTYANDGENERALIZEDANXIETYDISORDER

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between Covid-19 fear and intolerance of uncertainty and generalized anxiety disorder in individuals aged 18-65 years and older. Also, it was examined whether Covid-19 and intolerance of uncertainty predicted generalized anxiety disorder significantly. In this study, data were collected,using convenience sampling model, from a total of 843 people, including 547 females(64.9%) and 296 males(35.1%) in Julyand August 2020. The data collecting tools of thestudy were the Covid-19 Fear Scale, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), and theGeneral Anxiety Disorder Test (GAD-7). The correlationsbetween COVID-19 fear total score and IUS total score,and sub-scales’ scores, and GAD-7 total score wereexamined using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient technique. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that there were significant and positive relationships between Covid-19 fear total score and IUS total, as well as betweensubscales’ scores and GAD-7. Additionally, the prediction level of COVID-19 fear and intolerance of uncertainty on generalized anxiety disorder was tested viaMultiple Regression Analysis,and it was observed that the fear of COVID-19 and IUS total score,IUS1,IUS4 were significant predictors of generalized anxiety disorde