TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of traumatic experiences among individuals experiencing pandemic-related stressors
T2 - a cross-sectional study in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis
AU - Lioupi, Chrysanthi
AU - Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Xenia
AU - Acquarini, Elena
AU - Ajdukovic, Dean
AU - Ardino, Vittoria
AU - Böttche, Maria
AU - Dragan, Małgorzata
AU - Figueiredo-Braga, Margarida
AU - Gelezelyte, Odeta
AU - Grajewski, Piotr
AU - Javakhishvili, Jana Darejan
AU - Kazlauskas, Evaldas
AU - Lenferink, Lonneke
AU - Lueger-Schuster, Brigitte
AU - Tsiskarishvili, Lela
AU - Mooren, Trudy
AU - Sales, Luisa
AU - Ajdukovic, Marina
AU - Zrnic Novakovic, Irina
AU - Eklund, Rakel
AU - Hensler, Ida
AU - Schäfer, Ingo
AU - Lotzin, Annett
N1 - Funding Information:
The data assessment in Poland was supported by the Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, from the funds awarded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in the form of a subsidy for the maintenance and development of research potential in 2021 (501-D125-01–1250000 zlec.5011000638) and the Excellence initiative – research university 501-D125-20–0004316. The data assessment in the Netherlands was supported by two insurance companies (DSW and CZ). The remaining countries did not receive specific funding for this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic is a manifestation of trauma exposure that could eventuate in psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and various mental health disturbances, especially in people who have experienced an additional stressor such as a traumatic event. This cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between pandemic-related stressors, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the risk for severe or life-threatening symptoms, and resilience among individuals with a traumatic history amidst the coronavirus disease. This study is part of a longitudinal pan-European research, the ADJUST study. The present study consisted of 14.106 participants. The questionnaires utilized included: sociodemographics, health aspects, the Criterion A section of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5), the Pandemic Stressor Scale (PaSS), and the Resilience Evaluation Scale (RES). For the analysis, descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were applied. 29% of the respondents reported a traumatic history. Fear of infection, burden of infection, crisis management and communication, restricted activity, risk for severe or life-threatening symptoms of the coronavirus disease, PTSD, and resilience were the predictive factors in the trauma-exposed population. This research provides insights into the stressors that individuals with a traumatic background might experience through the COVID-19 pandemic. Future interventions and worldwide health policies should target trauma-exposed populations to enhance psychological health amidst COVID-19 and other stressful events.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic is a manifestation of trauma exposure that could eventuate in psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and various mental health disturbances, especially in people who have experienced an additional stressor such as a traumatic event. This cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between pandemic-related stressors, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the risk for severe or life-threatening symptoms, and resilience among individuals with a traumatic history amidst the coronavirus disease. This study is part of a longitudinal pan-European research, the ADJUST study. The present study consisted of 14.106 participants. The questionnaires utilized included: sociodemographics, health aspects, the Criterion A section of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5), the Pandemic Stressor Scale (PaSS), and the Resilience Evaluation Scale (RES). For the analysis, descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were applied. 29% of the respondents reported a traumatic history. Fear of infection, burden of infection, crisis management and communication, restricted activity, risk for severe or life-threatening symptoms of the coronavirus disease, PTSD, and resilience were the predictive factors in the trauma-exposed population. This research provides insights into the stressors that individuals with a traumatic background might experience through the COVID-19 pandemic. Future interventions and worldwide health policies should target trauma-exposed populations to enhance psychological health amidst COVID-19 and other stressful events.
KW - 2023 OA procedure
KW - Pandemic stressors
KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder
KW - Resilience
KW - Trauma
KW - COVID-19
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168274302&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12144-023-05036-8
DO - 10.1007/s12144-023-05036-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85168274302
SN - 1046-1310
VL - 43
SP - 18908
EP - 18917
JO - Current Psychology
JF - Current Psychology
IS - 20
ER -
