Siebach, Emily and Tsai, Pei-Chun and Biermeier-Hanson, Benjamin and Steele, Jenessa COVID-19 Stressors, Posttraumatic Growth, and Depression: The Roles of Rumination and Distress Disclosure. 2023. Radford University, Dissertation. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
College students have experienced high rates of depression due to stress from the COVID-19 pandemic. The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has been viewed as a traumatic event for individuals and collective trauma for the society. While individuals may experience negative impact in response to the stressors of the pandemic, it is possible that the psychological distress of the pandemic provides an opportunity for posttraumatic growth (PTG) to occur. Based on the theoretical framework of PTG, this study sought to examine intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination, and distress disclosure as moderators for the association between the COVID-19 stressors and psychological outcomes (i.e., PTG and depression). Participants were 111 undergraduate students at Radford University. Results indicated intrusive rumination moderated the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and PTG. Results also indicated distress disclosure moderated the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and PTG. These results indicate that decreasing the amount of intrusive rumination an individual is engaging in is helpful for the development of PTG when one encounters COVID-19 stressors. It also provides evidence that when individuals increase the amount of distress disclosure they engage in, they are more likely to experience greater PTG in the face of COVID-19 stressors.
| Item Type: | Dissertation |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19 pandemic, intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination, distress disclosure, depression, posttraumatic growth, college students |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences > Department of Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2024 23:18 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2024 23:18 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/1019 |
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