ABSTRACT
Introduction: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between teachers' level of conscious mindfulness and level of coronaphobia. Material(s) and Method(s): This research was made in a descriptive type and the universe of the research;It consisted of teachers working in Erzurum city center. The sample of the study consisted of 450 teachers reached by the Easy Sampling method. Personal information collection form, conscious mindfulness scale, and Covid-19 fear scale were used to collect data. In the analysis of the data collected in the research;percentage, mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, Man-Whitney U, and correlation analyzes were applied and these analyzes were performed using the SPSS-20 (Statistical Package for the Social Science-20) package program. Finding(s): In this study;A significant opposite relationship was found between teachers' mindfulness levels and coronaphobia levels. (r=-.219,p<.01). As a result of the study, the coronaphobia levels of female teachers were found to be significantly higher than male teachers (U=16102,500, p<.05). A positive correlation was found between teachers' coronaphobia levels during the pandemic and their online shopping for food (r=.198,p=.001) and their shopping for clothing (r=.131,p=0.024). Conclusion(s): As a result of this study, it was determined that the level of coronaphobia decreased as the level of conscious mindfulness of teachers increased. In addition, female teachers were found to have higher coronaphobia levels. It was determined that as the conscious mindfulness level of teachers decreased, there was an increase in clothing and food shopping expenditures. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.