Determination of Post-Earthquake Trauma Levels of University Students

Objactive: The aim of this study is to evaluate the post-earthquake trauma levels of young people exposed to earthquake and to examine the effect of recreational sports activities on their social, physical and psychological recovery. Method: The study will focus on 10 provinces, Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Hatay, Adıyaman, Adana, Osmaniye, Diyarbakır, Kilis and Şanlıurfa, which were affected by the earthquake disaster centered in Kahramanmaraş. A sample group of 275 people from Artvin Çoruh University will voluntarily participate in this study. Trauma level assessment scale and personal information form will be used to collect data. The research was evaluated at the p<0.05 confidence interval. Result: The findings of the study show that there is a significant difference between the excitement limitation and affective configuration sub-dimension of the post-earthquake trauma symptoms scale and the gender variable, and that there is a significant difference between the sleep problem dimension and the class variable (p <0.05). Conclusion: As a result, it is seen that the participants' behavioral problems, emotional limitation, affective structuring and scale total scores are at high levels, while their cognitive structuring and sleep problems are at medium levels.