Posttraumatic Growth in the 2010 Haitian Earthquake Survivors and Its Relationship With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Three Years After the Earthquake

Mesidor, Jean Kesnold

doi:10.1080/15325024.2019.1615284

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“…According to the Tedeschi and Calhoun model, PTG refers to positive psychological changes and developments through struggle with life challenges after traumatic events, and it occurs only when the trauma is strong enough that survivors seek to make meaning out of the event (Tedeschi and Calhoun, 1996). Such positive changes have been observed after a range of traumatic events (Wu et al, 2019), such as hurricanes (Lowe et al, 2013), major earthquakes (Kesnold Mesidor, 2019), or man-made disasters (Kleim and Ehlers, 2009).…”

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Post-traumatic growth among 5195 adolescents at 8.5 years after exposure to the Wenchuan earthquake: Roles of post-traumatic stress disorder and self-esteem

Tang

Yan

et al. 2020

J Health Psychol

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We evaluated the level of post-traumatic growth in a large sample of Chinese adolescent earthquake survivors ( n = 5195) and relationships among self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, and post-traumatic growth. This cross-sectional study indicated that the prevalence of post-traumatic growth among adolescent survivors was 14.8 percent. Post-traumatic growth was independently associated with self-esteem, severity of exposures, and avoidance facets of post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder was found to be partially mediated by self-esteem on post-traumatic growth; and post-traumatic stress disorder was also a mediator between earthquake exposure and post-traumatic growth. This study suggests that future longitudinal research and clinical practice should test whether promoting self-esteem can enhance post-traumatic stress disorder treatment.

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Post-traumatic growth among 5195 adolescents at 8.5 years after exposure to the Wenchuan earthquake: Roles of post-traumatic stress disorder and self-esteem

Tang

Yan

et al. 2020

J Health Psychol

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“…Tedeschi and Calhoun (2004) argue that PTG is the outcome of posttraumatic psychological struggle in which stress‐induced cognitive rumination is transformed into constructive processing, thereby allowing the individual to reconsider and revise changes within the self to make sense of the event. Three studies conducted among postearthquake adults yielded similar findings, with PTSSs incubating PTG in the short and middle term after an earthquake (Mesidor, 2019; Seo & Lee, 2020; Xu & Liao, 2011). A study conducted among adolescents after the Ya'an earthquake also showed that PTSSs at 6 months positively predicted PTG at 12 months after the earthquake (Zhou et al, 2017).…”

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“…[Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com] make sense of the event. Three studies conducted among postearthquake adults yielded similar findings, with PTSSs incubating PTG in the short and middle term after an earthquake (Mesidor, 2019;Seo & Lee, 2020;Xu & Liao, 2011). A study conducted among adolescents after the Ya'an earthquake also showed that PTSSs at 6 months positively predicted PTG at 12 months after the earthquake (Zhou et al, 2017).…”

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Interaction between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among adolescents who experience an earthquake: A repeated longitudinal study

Wang,

Li,

Yuan

et al. 2023

Applied Psych Health & Well

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For adolescents who experience an earthquake, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) often co‐occur. However, no study has yet examined how the interaction between them changes from the short term to the long term after an earthquake. This study conducted six surveys among local adolescents across three waves after the Wenchuan earthquake, and a directed network of PTSS and PTG co‐occurrence was constructed for each wave. It was found that the bridge nodes between PTSSs and PTG were different for each wave. The connection between PTSSs and PTG became loose over time. The incubation effect of PTSSs on PTG was sustained until the middle term but was not observed in the long term. The suppression effect of PTSSs on PTG was only observed in the short term. PTG not only alleviated PTSSs but also exacerbated PTSSs. Finally, the effect of PTSSs on PTG was much stronger than that of PTG on PTSSs. This study suggests that efforts should be made to alleviate specific PTSSs or facilitate specific PTG elements among adolescents for different terms after an earthquake, and PTG is more likely to be an outcome of trauma rather than a strategy for coping with trauma.

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Mental Health Among Children Older than 10 Years Exposed to the Haiti 2010 Earthquake: a Critical Review

Blanc

Eugene

Louis

et al. 2020

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Posttraumatic Growth in the 2010 Haitian Earthquake Survivors and Its Relationship With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Three Years After the Earthquake

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Post-traumatic growth among 5195 adolescents at 8.5 years after exposure to the Wenchuan earthquake: Roles of post-traumatic stress disorder and self-esteem

Post-traumatic growth among 5195 adolescents at 8.5 years after exposure to the Wenchuan earthquake: Roles of post-traumatic stress disorder and self-esteem

Interaction between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among adolescents who experience an earthquake: A repeated longitudinal study

Mental Health Among Children Older than 10 Years Exposed to the Haiti 2010 Earthquake: a Critical Review

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