What is Psychological Problem

COVID-19, which emerged and turned into a global pandemic within a short time, has caused great concern in terms of health, and it has also brought some problems to the education sector. Due to some uncertain situations in this process and worries about the pandemic, students have been faced with unfamiliar situations. This study aims to determine the intolerance of uncertainty that university students in Turkey have experienced in the process of this pandemic and the strategies they have used to cope with this situation. In this context, 179 university students participated in the study. The Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale and an interview form were used. ANOVA was used with the independent samples t-test and content analysis was used in the analysis of data. The data obtained showed that third-year students in the psychological counseling and guidance program had high levels of intolerance of uncertainty and had difficulties in developing strategies to deal with uncertainty.