Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth coexistence and the risk factors in Wenchuan earthquake survivors

Wu, Zhibin; Xu, Jiuping; Shu-Chang, Yan

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.041

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“…Some studies have found that social support could predict the coexistence of PTSD and PTG (Wu et al, 2016) and the LPA study conducted by Chen and Wu (2017a) showed that higher level of social supports were more likely to be in the low PTSD/high PTG group compared with low PTSD/low PTG and high PTSD/high PTG groups. However, it should be mentioned that previous studies combined roles of multiple sources of support.…”

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Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cao

Wang

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) are different psychological outcomes triggered by exposure to extraordinarily traumatic events. In this study, we aimed to examine patterns of co-occurrence between DSM-5 PTSD symptoms and PTG, among natural disaster survivors, and to clarify whether empirically-based subgroups differed by several specific predictors.Methods: Latent profile analysis was used to examine patterns of self-reported PTSD symptoms and PTG in an epidemiological sample of 1063 Chinese earthquake survivors.Results: Three distinct profiles were identified, involving high PTSD/high PTG, mild PTSD/mild PTG, and mild PTSD/high PTG. Class membership was predicted by several variables, especially different sources of perceived social support.Conclusion: Our findings contribute to the knowledge about the coexisting patterns of PTSD and PTG, and provide suggestions for identifying high-risk individuals and providing effective interventions in clinical practice.

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Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cao

Wang

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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“…Research shows that PTG and PTSD often coexist in trauma survivors (e.g., Dekel, Ein‐Dor, & Solomon, ; Taku, Calhoun, Cann, & Tedeschi, ; Wu, Xu, & Sui, ). Calhoun and Tedeschi's () PTG theory suggested that distress could activate the cognitive processes of trauma survivors, and this might lead to more positive perspectives of self, others, and the world, which would then result in PTG.…”

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Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth Among Adolescents After the Wenchuan Earthquake in China: A Latent Profile Analysis

Zhou

2018

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) often coexist in the survivors of traumatic events. The current study examined the coexisting patterns of PTSD and PTG using latent profile analysis in a sample of 591 adolescent survivors of the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the effects of traumatic exposure on specific coexisting patterns. A three-class solution characterized by a growth group (39.6%), a low symptoms group (10.3%), and a coexistence group (50.1%) fitted the data best. Members of the low symptoms group were more likely to be male, odds ratio (OR) = 2.67, 95% CI [1.48, 4.81]; and adolescents in the coexistence group were more likely to be older, OR = 1.22, 95%CI [1.09, 1.37], and to have had experienced serious indirect exposure, OR = 1.07, 95% CI [1.02, 1.12], and posttraumatic fear, OR = 1.20, 95% CI [1.11, 1.31].

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“…The results are also consistent with various foreign studies assessing the PTG of earthquake survivors; so that the results of all foreign studies aiming to evaluate and measure PTG in earthquake survivors suggest some degree of PTG. However, the differences in the study results relate to the review of predictor and effective variables in PTG after the incidence [11][12][13]16].…”

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“…Some of these studies showed that job satisfaction, high levels of income, suitable living conditions, and social protection are very important factors in both the incidence of PTG and traumatic stress mitigation. Also, some demographic variables such as gender, education level, and housing status were effective in PTG [11,13]. To explain this discrepancy, different study environment, sample size, and other variables such as quality of life and level of social protection can be mentioned that may affect this condition.…”

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“…In this regard, the studies of Zarina Akbar (2015) entitled "posttraumatic growth," [10], Zhibin Wu et al research (2015) aiming to investigate the relationships between positive and negative changes and risk factors in the earthquake survivors over a year after the Wenchaun earthquake [11], the research by Xiao Zhou and Xinchun Wu (2015) aiming to assess the relationship between rumination, posttraumatic stress, and posttraumatic growth in Chinese adolescents after the earthquake [12], and Xiao Zhou (2009) [13] can be mentioned and their results all indicate different rates of PTG in earthquake survivors. Research has also shown that natural disasters (such as earthquake) compared to man-made disasters have left lower levels of negative impacts on the psychological and social health of the people [14].…”

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The Status of Posttraumatic Growth in Earthquake Survivors, Three Years After the Earthquake in East Azerbaijan

Mardani

Alipour

Qaderi

et al. 2017

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Background: Experience of difficult incidents, besides its negative and adverse consequences, can have positive consequences and lead to the growth of people in several areas. Evaluating the status of posttraumatic growth in earthquake survivors could help better understand the various dimensions of this incident. The present study aimed to evaluate the status of posttraumatic growth in East Azerbaijan earthquake survivors. Materials and Methods:This study is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical research. The study population consisted of East Azerbaijan earthquake survivors and the study sample included 295 survivors randomly selected from those who were eligible for the study. The research tools were a demographic questionnaire and posttraumatic growth inventory. Results:The mean (SD) age of the participants was 43(14.3) years, and 50.5% of them were male. The mean (SD) of the posttraumatic growth score of the study sample was 48.25(21.18). The findings of this study showed that among posttraumatic growth dimensions, "spiritual changes" (11.11[5.1]) and "connecting with others" (4.9[2.3]) had the highest score, while the "new possibilities" got the lowest score (16.3[7.19]). Conclusion:Posttraumatic growth issue requires further attention in the mental and social health policies. The study results indicate that despite the many problems that the earthquake creates for people, dealing with this disaster leads to positive psychological effects on people, too.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth coexistence and the risk factors in Wenchuan earthquake survivors

Cited by 60 publications

References 62 publications

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth Among Adolescents After the Wenchuan Earthquake in China: A Latent Profile Analysis

The Status of Posttraumatic Growth in Earthquake Survivors, Three Years After the Earthquake in East Azerbaijan

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