Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam 3062 PA, The Netherlands.
Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam 3062 PA, The Netherlands.
Psychiatry Res. 2022 Jun;312:114541. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114541. Epub 2022 Apr 5.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of life, with severe potential consequences for people's mental health. Posttraumatic growth (PTG), a positive psychological change that may develop following a traumatic event, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic has only received little attention. The current study aimed to investigate (1) the prevalence of PTG within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) which psychological aspects predict COVID-19 pandemic-related PTG using a 1-year longitudinal design. A sample of 70 participants completed a survey on COVID-19, posttraumatic stress, emotional well-being, coping styles, determinates of resilience, and PTG at both T1, May 2020, and T2, May 2021. Results reveal moderate levels of PTG for about one in five participants at both T1 and T2 (21% and 23%, respectively). Moreover, PTG at T1 and T2 were moderate to strongly, positively correlated, r = 0.62. Posttraumatic stress and social support were found to positively predict PTG at T1, while positive affect and social skills were found to positively predict PTG at both T1 and T2, βs = 0.22-.52. Implications of the current findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
COVID-19 大流行已经影响到生活的各个方面,对人们的心理健康可能产生严重的潜在影响。创伤后成长(PTG)是指在创伤事件后可能发展的一种积极的心理变化,鉴于 COVID-19 大流行,它仅受到了很少的关注。本研究旨在使用为期 1 年的纵向设计,调查(1)在 COVID-19 大流行背景下 PTG 的流行程度,以及(2)哪些心理方面可以预测与 COVID-19 大流行相关的 PTG。一个由 70 名参与者组成的样本在 T1(2020 年 5 月)和 T2(2021 年 5 月)完成了关于 COVID-19、创伤后应激、情绪健康、应对方式、韧性决定因素和 PTG 的调查。结果表明,大约五分之一的参与者在 T1 和 T2 时的 PTG 水平都处于中等至较高水平(分别为 21%和 23%)。此外,T1 和 T2 时的 PTG 呈中等至强烈的正相关,r=0.62。创伤后应激和社会支持被发现可以正向预测 T1 时的 PTG,而积极情绪和社交技能被发现可以正向预测 T1 和 T2 时的 PTG,βs=0.22-0.52。讨论了当前研究结果的意义和对未来研究的建议。