ABSTRACT
The deadly virus, COVID-19, has put the world on edge, as its population worriedly watches the statistics of ill patients and deaths continue to rise since the first case was reported. To keep individuals safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are – and should be – facing hours, days, weeks, and months at home. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the rhythms of people at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in Turkey. A total of two main themes and six sub-themes emerged via 33 interviews with individuals who were in lockdown during the pandemic: polyrhythmia (individual, collective, and home-based flexible work) and transformation of rhythmic forms (arrhythmia, recuperation, and eurhythmy). The findings of the study will provide insight into the evaluation of leisure during the time of the outbreak and track corresponding behaviour and perception changes, based on rhythm approach.
