Psychological predictors of posttraumatic growth among adult survivors of Wenchuan earthquake in China

Zhang, Ning; Wu, Kankan; Zhang, Yuqing; Liu, Zhengkui; Zhou, Xiao Hua

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102309

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“…Despite experiences of stress, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), people also reported positive changes in dealing with traumatic or stressful events (Folkman, 1997; Helgeson et al, 2006; Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996; Waters et al, 2021; Wu et al, 2019; Zhang, Wu, Zhang, Liu, & Zhou, 2020). For example, a meta-analysis by Wu and colleagues (Wu et al, 2019) found that about 50% of participants reported moderate to high level of posttraumatic growth after experiencing a traumatic event.…”

Section: Stress-mindset Proactive Coping and Posttraumatic Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stress mindset, proactive coping behavior, and posttraumatic growth among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zhang¹,

Bai²,

Zhu³

2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: Recent research suggests that stress mindset influences how people response to stress, however, there is a dearth of research investigates the underlying mechanism accounting for the effects of stress mindset on psychological health. The current research investigated how stress mindset and engagement in proactive coping behaviors predicted posttraumatic growth among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Method: Health care professionals (N = 589) from mainland China were invited to participate in this online study through completing the Stress Mindset Measure, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-X), and measurement on engagement in proactive coping behaviors and demographic variables at their convenience from July 9 to July 17, 2020. Results: Health care professionals reported high levels of posttraumatic growth at the total scale (58.6%), subdomains (84.9%). Age, stress mindset, and engagement in proactive coping behaviors were significant predictors of posttraumatic growth among health care professionals. Engagement in proactive coping behavior mediated the predicting effect of stress mindset on posttraumatic growth among health care professionals in China. Conclusion: A stress-is-enhancing mindset predicts higher level of posttraumatic growth among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, and the effect was mediated by engagement in proactive coping behaviors. Clinical Impact StatementThe COVID-19 pandemic induced widespread stress among both health care professionals and the general public. The current research demonstrated that adopting the stress-is-enhancing mindset and engagement in proactive coping behaviors significantly predicted posttraumatic growth among health care professionals in China during COVID-19, with engagement in proactive coping behaviors mediated the relationship between stress-is-enhancing mindset and posttraumatic growth. The results have implications for health care organizations to improve the mental health of health care professionals by cultivating the stress-is-enhancing mindset and promoting engagement in proactive coping behaviors during COVID-19

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Section: Stress-mindset Proactive Coping and Posttraumatic Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stress mindset, proactive coping behavior, and posttraumatic growth among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zhang¹,

Bai²,

Zhu³

2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…PTG has been extensively reported in diverse populations, such as cancer patients (Zhang et al 2021), natural disaster survivors (Zhang et al 2020), and family members of patients (Aftyka et al 2017). Previous studies have shown that higher PTG may not only significantly reduce subjects' emotional stress and improve subjective well-being, but also reduce loneliness and depressive symptoms (Lee et al 2019;Veronese et al 2017).…”

Section: Posttraumatic Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence: A cross‐sectional study

Zeng

Zhang²,

Wang

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Int J Mental Health Nurs

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The purpose of this study was to (i) identify the level of posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence, (ii) clarify the relationship between nurses' posttraumatic growth and compassion satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and (iii) determine the influencing factors for posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate 726 nurses suffering from workplace violence in 10 tertiary hospitals by using demographic, work-related information, lifestyle questionnaire, simplified Chinese version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, and professional quality of life scale. In the findings, (i) the participants' posttraumatic growth scores were 57.29 AE 21.56, while the compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress scores were 32.82 AE 6.80, 27.17 AE 5.53, and 26.67 AE 5.29, respectively, (ii) posttraumatic growth was positively correlated with compassion satisfaction and secondary traumatic stress, and negatively correlated with burnout, and (iii) compassion satisfaction, sleep hours per day, department, scheduling, alcohol, secondary traumatic stress, children, and work hours per day were influencing factors of posttraumatic growth, which explained 36.3% of the total variance. Our study indicates that Chinese nurses may experience moderate levels of compassionate satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and low levels of posttraumatic growth after suffering from workplace violence, while the posttraumatic growth of nurses suffering from workplace violence is more affected by work-related variables and lifestyle-related variables, but less affected by other sociodemographic variables. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the psychological evaluation of nurses and adopt targeted strategies to promote nurses' posttraumatic growth.

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“…We focused on its relationship with pragmatic, clinically meaningful measures of distress, as assessed by widely-used screening instruments. Thus far, little is known about associations of trait gratitude with mental health symptoms among adult community residents during COVID-19 (Burke et al, 2020;Miragall et al, 2021) or during other situations of collective upheaval (Lies et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2020), and available findings have been mixed. Information regarding mental health symptoms, as opposed to broader aspects of adjustment (e.g., negative affect, well-being), has more direct practical implications in view of its importance to clinicians and policy makers.…”

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“…Even fewer studies have focused on effects of gratitude among adult community residents in the aftermath of socially shared or collective crises, such as natural disasters. Thus far, gratitude has been related to perceived positive changes after communal upheaval (e.g., Zhang et al, 2020), but evidence has been mixed regarding associations with mental health symptoms (e.g., post-traumatic stress) or other aspects of distress (Lies et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2020).…”

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Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States

Sherman¹,

Salsman²,

Park³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: The extensive disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to heightened concerns about mental health sequelae. There has been significant interest in identifying factors associated with psychosocial vulnerability or resilience. Aims: This study examined associations of trait gratitude with mental health difficulties among community residents in a southern state of the US. Methods: In this cross-sectional online investigation, 543 adults were assessed during an earlier phase of the pandemic, characterized by the reopening of facilities but mounting infection rates. Participants were evaluated using a validated measure of trait gratitude and clinically relevant screening assess-ments of depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms. Results: After adjusting for a range of pandemic-associated burdens and sociodemographic factors, multivariable analyses indicated that gratitude was significantly related to diminished levels of depres-sion, anxiety, and trauma. These effects remained significant after additional adjustment for other psychosocial resources (religiousness and perceived support). Conclusions: Findings provide novel information regarding relationships between gratitude and reduced mental health difficulties among community residents during a stressful period early in the pandemic. Results set the stage for longitudinal research. A disposition to identify and appreciate beneficial experiences might contribute to more favorable adaptation to communal crises, and warrants further investigation.

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Psychological predictors of posttraumatic growth among adult survivors of Wenchuan earthquake in China

Cited by 9 publications

References 49 publications

Stress mindset, proactive coping behavior, and posttraumatic growth among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stress mindset, proactive coping behavior, and posttraumatic growth among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prevalence and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence: A cross‐sectional study

Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States

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