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Post-Traumatic Growth during COVID-19 : The Role of Perceived Social Support, Personality, and Coping Strategies

Xie, Chu Si and Kim, Yunhwan LU (2022) In Healthcare 10(2).
Abstract

Although many studies on mental health have been conducted among various populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have focused on post-traumatic growth (PTG) in the general population. The current study aimed to explore whether perceived social support, personality, and coping strategies are associated with PTG in the COVID-19 pandemic period. The study also investigated whether coping strategies mediate the relations between perceived social support, personality, and PTG. A total of 181 participants (Mage = 24) completed the self-report questionnaire online, which was distributed via various online channels, mainly in China and Sweden. The relations between the study variables were examined with correlation analyses and a... (More)

Although many studies on mental health have been conducted among various populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have focused on post-traumatic growth (PTG) in the general population. The current study aimed to explore whether perceived social support, personality, and coping strategies are associated with PTG in the COVID-19 pandemic period. The study also investigated whether coping strategies mediate the relations between perceived social support, personality, and PTG. A total of 181 participants (Mage = 24) completed the self-report questionnaire online, which was distributed via various online channels, mainly in China and Sweden. The relations between the study variables were examined with correlation analyses and a multiple mediation analysis. Results showed that more than half of the participants (60.8%) reported experiences of PTG during the pandemic. Additionally, perceived social support, personality traits (extraversion, emotional stability, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and coping strategies (problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and social support coping) were positively correlated with PTG. In addition, coping strategies (problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and avoidance coping) mediated the relations between perceived social support, personality traits and PTG. Theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed, concluding that the findings of this study have the potential to guide intervention efforts to promote positive change during the pandemic.

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Coping strategies, COVID-19 pandemic, Personality traits, Post-traumatic growth, Social support
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17 pages
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MDPI AG
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10.3390/healthcare10020224
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  author       = {{Xie, Chu Si and Kim, Yunhwan}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Healthcare}},
  title        = {{Post-Traumatic Growth during COVID-19 : The Role of Perceived Social Support, Personality, and Coping Strategies}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020224}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/healthcare10020224}},
  volume       = {{10}},
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