Investigation of Anxiety Levels and Domestic Violence During COVID-19 Outbreak in Context of Various Variables

Objective: The study aimed to examine the level of anxiety and domestic violence perceived by individuals during Covid-19 pandemic in the context of socio-demographic variables. Method(s): A cross-sectional research methodology including participants from Turkey. The data was col-lected by using Demographic Information Form, Covid-19 Information Form and State-Anxiety Form which is part of the The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory throughout the process. In the analysis, ANOVA and independent sample t-test were applied as parametric tests; Kruskal Wallis and Mann - Whitney U were applied as non-parametric tests. In order to determine the relationship and dependencies of binary cat-egorical variables, chi-square analysis was performed. Result(s): 266 valid surveys were submitted. 58.6% (156) of the participants stated an increase in domestic violence and anger since the start of the social isolation period. In addition, anxiety levels of participants who stated that they have been exposed to verbal and emotional violence since the beginning of the social isolation period and those who noted an increase in violence and anger within their family are sta-tistically higher than other participants. Conclusion(s): In accordance with the result of analysis, the findings indicate that there has been an increase of verbal and emotional domestic violence. These findings show that there is a need for new policies and planning is required to prevent domestic violence are needed in addition to disease prevention measures.Copyright © 2021, Istanbul Universitesi. All rights reserved.