PROMENTA Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
J Trauma Stress. 2022 Jun;35(3):941-954. doi: 10.1002/jts.22801. Epub 2022 Feb 19.
The negative consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown during the spring of 2020 have been documented. However, adolescents may also have experienced positive personal and interrelational changes. This was the first study to examine the prevalence of posttraumatic growth (PTG) during the lockdown. We additionally explored how potential risk and protective factors, as well as experiences with the pandemic, were related to PTG and whether these associations were moderated by mental health resources and social support. We used data from a representative survey of 12,686 junior and senior high school students from Oslo, Norway, conducted during the lockdown (37% response rate, 56.4% girls). A short version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory was used to assess growth relative to personal strength, relationships with others, and appreciation of life. Several potential predictors in the domains of mental health, social relationships, experiences during the pandemic, and sociodemographic background factors were examined. Results from multiple regression analyses showed that satisfaction with life, parental care, worries about the pandemic, and immigrant status were the most prominent predictors of PTG, βs = .14-.22, p < .001. Moderation analyses indicated a complex interplay between predictors of PTG by showing that good mental health was associated with higher degrees of PTG only in groups typically considered to be at higher risk of adverse outcomes. The findings provide information regarding who would profit from additional help to reinterpret the dramatic events during the lockdown to facilitate growth.
2020 年春季 COVID-19 封锁带来了负面后果。然而，青少年也可能经历了积极的个人和人际关系变化。这是首次研究封锁期间创伤后成长（PTG）的流行情况。我们还探讨了潜在的风险和保护因素，以及与大流行相关的经历如何与 PTG 相关，以及这些关联是否受到心理健康资源和社会支持的调节。我们使用了来自挪威奥斯陆的代表 12686 名初中和高中生的调查数据，该调查是在封锁期间进行的（回应率为 37%，女孩占 56.4%）。使用创伤后成长清单的简短版本来评估个人力量、与他人的关系和对生活的欣赏方面的成长。研究了心理健康、社会关系、大流行期间的经历和社会人口背景因素等领域的几个潜在预测因素。多元回归分析的结果表明，生活满意度、父母关爱、对大流行的担忧和移民身份是 PTG 的最突出预测因素，βs =.14-.22，p<.001。调节分析表明，PTG 预测因素之间存在复杂的相互作用，表明良好的心理健康仅与通常被认为处于不利后果高风险群体的更高程度的 PTG 相关。这些发现提供了有关谁将受益于额外帮助的信息，以重新解释封锁期间的戏剧性事件，促进成长。
