Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 43, Ghana.
Research and Grant Institute of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 1004, Ghana.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 14;19(16):10014. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610014.
The literature on behavioral outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is inundated with mental health burdens such as depression and stress disorders. The current study investigated gender invariance on resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG) as positive psychological changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 381 survivors of the COVID-19 infection completed measurements of resilience, PTG, violence and stigma experience, and mental health problems like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, multivariate regression, and a latent profile analysis. The results revealed that more than half of the participants had high scores on resilience (53.6%) and PTG (60.9%). The positive psychological changes, although independent of each other, were moderated by gender, and influenced by the negative experiences of participants such as stigma, violence, and PTSD. Latent profile analyses revealed three classes of participants, two of which were characterized by high scores on mental health problems and PTG. The clusters were invariant across gender. Surviving COVID-19 contributed to resilience and PTG. These can be targeted for intervention programs to mitigate the mental health burden occasioned by the pandemic.
与 COVID-19 大流行相关的行为结果的文献充斥着心理健康负担，如抑郁和压力障碍。本研究调查了韧性和创伤后成长（PTG）的性别不变性，韧性和创伤后成长是与 COVID-19 大流行相关的积极心理变化。共有 381 名 COVID-19 感染者完成了对韧性、PTG、暴力和耻辱感体验以及创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）等心理健康问题的测量。使用描述性统计、相关性、多元回归和潜在剖面分析对数据进行了分析。结果表明，超过一半的参与者在韧性（53.6%）和 PTG（60.9%）方面得分较高。虽然积极的心理变化彼此独立，但受性别调节，并受到参与者耻辱感、暴力和 PTSD 等负面经历的影响。潜在剖面分析揭示了三类参与者，其中两类的心理健康问题和 PTG 得分较高。这些群体在性别上是不变的。COVID-19 的存活导致了韧性和 PTG。这些可以作为干预计划的目标，以减轻大流行带来的心理健康负担。
