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Research Article

COVID-19-related post-traumatic growth in the general public: a cross-sectional study from Yunnan, China

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Pages 925-930 | Received 09 Nov 2020, Accepted 03 Aug 2021, Published online: 17 Aug 2021
 

ABSTRACT

To investigate post-traumatic growth induced by COVID-19 pandemic in certain Yunnan residents and to analyze its influencing factors. A total of 581 permanent residents of Yunnan province completed the electronic questionnaire from 18 April 2020 to 26 April 2020. Logistic regression analysis showed that the educational levels, self-perceived health status, family history of infectious diseases, family history of infectious diseases, personality and frequency of going through COVID-19 related news were influencing factors of PTG (P < 0.05). As a traumatic event, the threat of COVID-19 may enable some people to gain positive psychological development in adversity. This will provide reference for public psychological crisis intervention following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Author contributions

Lin-sen Feng: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Statistical analysis, Validation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing.

Zheng-jiao Dong: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Statistical analysis, Validation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing.

Xiao-qian Wu: Investigation, Validation, Writing - review & editing.

Li Zhang: Investigation, Validation, Writing - review & editing.

Ruo-yu Yan: Investigation, Validation, Writing - review & editing.

Jun Ma: Investigation, Validation, Writing - review & editing.

Yong Zeng: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing.

Additional information

Funding

This study was supported by Program of Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of Yunnan Province (No. QN2018018), Yunnan Provincial Department of Education Research Fund (No. 2018JS259), Teaching Research and Reform Foundation of Kunming Medical University (No. 2020-JY-Y-136), and Undergraduate Innovative Experimental Project of Kunming Medical University (2021JXD066; 2021JXD226).

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