COVID-19 Sürecinde Gençlerde Hayatın Anlamına Yönelik Değişim ve Dönüşümler

The aim of this study is to reveal the changes that young people experienced in the meaning of life in COVID-19 process and strategies to cope with this stressful process. In this article made with qualitative research method case study is adopted as a research design. The data were collected using a survey method with open-ended and closed-ended questions prepared online due to the process. In the research,convenience sampling method was adopted. According to this study, there are 441 young people between the ages of 18-35. As a result of the research; It was determined that the majority of young people gelled with positive changes that were intended to be life and that this option was used more for positive religious coping elements to alleviate some of them. In addition, it was determined that there was an increase in the participation of religious rituals such as prayer, reading the Quran, praying, and gratitude in some of the youth. Considering the findings, it is not only in the religious life of young people but also in their psycho-social life; It is understood that there are some positive changes such as looking at life more meaningfully and positively than before, realizing the beauties it has and paying more attention to its relations with people compared to the past.