 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruption to people's daily lives, leading to significant mental health issues and physical health problems. This study aimed to validate the dark future scale, DFS, which assesses fear of the virus, anxiety about the future, and resilience during the pandemic. It was found that the DFS had a single-factor structure with good reliability, and that fear of COVID-19 significantly predicted resilience and future anxiety. Resilience also significantly predicted anxiety and mediated the effect of fear of COVID-19 on future anxiety. These results suggest that resilience may be an effective way to improve mental health and reduce anxiety during public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This article was authored by Marat Yildirim, Omer Kainar, Gokman Arslan, and others.