Coronaphobia and academic procrastination in health sciences students during the first 3-month pandemic lockdown Authors Hulya Yucel Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey Fatma Kanta Yilmaz Department of Health Management, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey Ahsen Erim Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.5260 Abstract Objective: To determine the correlation between coronaphobia and academic procrastination among university students during the first 3-month coronavirus disease-2019 lockdown. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2020 at the Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, the University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey, and comprised Health Sciences students of either gender across 10 departments. The coronavirus disease-2019 Phobia Scale and the Scale of Academic Procrastination Behaviour were used to gather data. The relationship of the scores was examined with respect to gender and academic level. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 743 subjects enrolled, 681(91.65%) completed the survey; 548(80.5%) females and 133(19.5%) males. The overall mean age was 20.91±1.94 years (range: 18-35 years). The largest group was that of first year students 229(33.6%). There was a significant correlation between coronaphobia and academic procrastination (p=0.001). Total coronaphobia (p=0.023) and psychological subscale scores (p=0.001) of women were significantly higher than men. Negative perceptions regarding instructors were higher in men than women (p=0.038). The academic year was not significantly associated with either coronaphobia (p=0.249) or procrastination (p=0.546). Conclusion: The coronavirus disease-2019 created a phobia and this caused academic procrastination in health sciences students, especially women. Key Words: COVID-19, Pandemic, Phobia, Procrastination, Education. Author Biography Ahsen Erim, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey I completed my undergraduate education at Uskudar University in 2019. I graduated with a double major in Speech And Language Therapy and Psychology. I completed my master degree in 2021 in Speech And Language Therapy at the same university. I am now doing my phD degree in Speech and Language Therapy at Anadolu University. Also since April 2020, I have been working as a Research Assistant at the Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-06-15 How to Cite Yucel, H., Fatma Kanta Yilmaz, & Erim, A. (2023). Coronaphobia and academic procrastination in health sciences students during the first 3-month pandemic lockdown. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(7), 1383–1387. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.5260 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 7 (2023): JULY Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.