Li Zimi, Zhang Xiangkui, Ren Yizhen
College of humanities and arts, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, No.11th Street, Shenyang, 110142, China.
School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 26;25(1):815. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07274-5.
Previous research has highlighted the diverse range of posttraumatic psychological responses observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study aims to investigate the prospective associations between different dimensions of self-compassion and the concurrent patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among college students during the pandemic.
A prospective study was conducted using an online survey administered to college students in mainland China. In May 2020, a total of 1099 college students provided assessments of their self-compassion, PTSS, and PTG in Wave 1. Six months later, 701 students reported their PTSS and PTG levels in Wave 2 once again.
After adjusting for PTSS and PTG in Wave 1, the study identified five distinct classes characterizing the coexisting PTSS and PTG patterns in college students during Wave 2: the coexistence group (11.6%), unaffected group (37.1%), growth group (30.7%), trauma group (10.6%), and vulnerable group (10.1%). In comparison to the growth group, a higher degree of self-kindness demonstrated a prospective association with a reduced likelihood of students belonging to the unaffected group, trauma group, and vulnerable group. Similarly, a higher level of common humanity was prospectively associated with a decreased probability of students being classified in the unaffected group. Furthermore, higher levels of mindfulness were linked to decreased likelihoods of students being placed in the trauma and vulnerable groups. Additionally, higher levels of overidentification demonstrated a prospective association with an increased likelihood of students being categorized into the other four groups when compared to the growth group.
The study underscores the heterogeneous nature of pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological responses among college students. To effectively address PTSS and PTG in this population, intervention programs should focus on enhancing mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity while reducing overidentification.
先前的研究强调了在新冠疫情期间观察到的创伤后心理反应的多样性。
本研究旨在调查大学生自我同情的不同维度与疫情期间创伤后应激症状（PTSS）和创伤后成长（PTG）的并发模式之间的前瞻性关联。
采用在线调查对中国大陆的大学生进行前瞻性研究。2020年5月，共有1099名大学生在第1波中对他们的自我同情、PTSS和PTG进行了评估。六个月后，701名学生再次在第2波中报告了他们的PTSS和PTG水平。
在对第1波中的PTSS和PTG进行调整后，研究确定了五个不同的类别，这些类别表征了第2波期间大学生中共存的PTSS和PTG模式：共存组（11.6%）、未受影响组（37.1%）、成长组（30.7%）、创伤组（10.6%）和脆弱组（10.1%）。与成长组相比，更高程度的自我仁慈表现出与学生属于未受影响组、创伤组和脆弱组的可能性降低之间存在前瞻性关联。同样，更高水平的共同人性与学生被归类到未受影响组的概率降低存在前瞻性关联。此外，更高水平的正念与学生被归入创伤组和脆弱组的可能性降低有关。此外，与成长组相比，更高水平的过度认同表现出与学生被归类到其他四个组的可能性增加之间存在前瞻性关联。
该研究强调了大学生中与疫情相关的创伤后心理反应的异质性。为了有效解决这一人群中的PTSS和PTG问题，干预项目应侧重于提高正念、自我仁慈和共同人性，同时减少过度认同。
