Peritraumatic distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak (CROSBI ID 294287)
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Antičević, Vesna ; Bubić, Andreja ; Britvić, Dolores
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Peritraumatic distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak
The aims of the present study were to identify the contribution of sociodemographic factors, psychological hardiness and pandemic-related stressors in developing peritraumatic distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the mediating contribution of peritraumatic distress with respect to the association between individual characteristics and pandemic-related stressors with posttraumatic stress symptoms was examined. A total of 1238 participants (82.1% women and 17.9% men) aged from 18 to 75 years were included in the study. The participants completed the following instruments: The Dispositional Resilience Scale, Peritraumatic Distress Inventory and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. The results showed that 11.5% of participants scored above the cut off score on the peritraumatic distress scale and 12.8% on the posttraumatic stress symptoms scale. The regression models showed that higher levels of peritraumatic distress could be predicted by female gender (β=-.12, p<.001), exposure to more than one stressor (β=.21, p<.001), as well as less commitment (β=-.12, p<.002) and resistance to challenges (β=-.17, p<.001). Additionally, male gender (β=.05, p<.007), younger age (β=-.05, p<.005), less commitment (β=-.11, p<.001) and lower levels of hardiness to challenge (β=-.04, p<.043) as well as more intensive peritraumatic distress (β=.75, p<.001) predicted more posttraumatic stress symptoms during the pandemic. Peritraumatic distress mediated the associations between the number of stressors, hardiness and posttraumatic stress symptoms.
COVID-19 ; posttraumatic stress symptoms ; peritraumatic distress
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