Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hungarian Adult Population

Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hungarian Adult Population

The aim of the study is to explore the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among Hungarian adults with the use of an anonymous online questionnaire that consists of 65 items. With these results it will possible to identify coping strategies that can help Hungarian adults to deal with the difficulties arising from the pandemic.

Planned course of the project:

1. We make the questionnaire using Google Forms.
2. The link of the online questionnaire is sent to three public groups via the social media website Facebook.
3. By clicking on the sent link, all participants are able to read information about the project and about the consent to participate in it. Then the participant will be able to give consent to participate in the project. After giving consent, the participant will be able to start filling out the questionnaire. If the participant indicates that he/she does not want to give consent to the study, the website will indicate that the participation of him/her has ended in the project.
4. Anonymous answers will be automatically saved.
5. The participants will be given code numbers based on the order in which they filled out the questionnaire.
6. The data will be analysed by the researchers. For a participant, completing the online questionnaire takes approximately 10-15 minutes.

Inclusion Criteria:

The participant must have access to the internet and to the social media website Facebook.

Exclusion Criteria:

none