Sun Rui, Zhou Xiao
Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University.
Psychol Trauma. 2023 May;15(Suppl 1):S29-S36. doi: 10.1037/tra0001252. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been frequently reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there is evidence for age differences in PTSD symptoms, many studies assume that PTSD is a latent entity and overlook such differences. To address this gap, the aim of this study was to use network analysis to examine and compare PTSD symptom networks across different ages.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 1,153 young adults and 683 adolescents were selected to complete self-report questionnaires.
Two networks shared core symptoms (e.g., exaggerated startle response and irritability) in the arousal cluster. A network comparison test indicated that the young adult network was significantly stronger than the adolescent network. Except for exaggerated startle response and lack of positive emotion, symptoms in the young adult network exhibited higher centrality than in the adolescent network.
An age difference in PTSD at the symptom level and provide practical evidence that could inform mental health interventions after the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
在新冠疫情期间，创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的报道屡见不鲜。尽管有证据表明PTSD症状存在年龄差异，但许多研究假定PTSD是一种潜在实体，而忽略了这些差异。为填补这一空白，本研究旨在运用网络分析方法来检验和比较不同年龄段的PTSD症状网络。
在新冠疫情期间，选取了1153名年轻成年人和683名青少年完成自我报告问卷。
两个网络在唤醒集群中共享核心症状（如夸张的惊吓反应和易怒）。网络比较测试表明，年轻成年人的网络比青少年的网络显著更强。除了夸张的惊吓反应和缺乏积极情绪外，年轻成年人网络中的症状比青少年网络中的症状具有更高的中心性。
PTSD在症状水平上存在年龄差异，并提供了可为新冠疫情后心理健康干预提供参考的实际证据。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2023美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
