Fear of COVID-19, traumatic growth, and traumatic stress symptoms: the mediating role of basic psychological needs

Fear of COVID-19, traumatic growth, and traumatic stress symptoms: the mediating role of basic psychological needs

Although COVID-19 brought many negative psychological consequences, many people also experienced psychological growth. The present study investigated why this happened and hypothesized that self-determination theory’s (SDT’s) basic psychological needs (BPNs) may play a role in this explanation. Base...

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Main Authors: Rafael Gargurevich, Valeria Campodónico, Lennia Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
fear of COVID-19
basic psychological needs
post-traumatic growth
traumatic stress symptoms
Peruvian community sample
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1440001/full
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Summary:Although COVID-19 brought many negative psychological consequences, many people also experienced psychological growth. The present study investigated why this happened and hypothesized that self-determination theory’s (SDT’s) basic psychological needs (BPNs) may play a role in this explanation. Based on SDT, this cross-sectional study hypothesized that both the satisfaction and frustration of BPNs mediated the associations between fear of COVID-19, post-traumatic growth (PTG), and post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. A sample of 391 Peruvian adults (70.6% women; Mage = 35.04, age range between 18 and 84) responded to several valid and reliable questionnaires: Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV.19S); Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS); Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R); Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). The results showed that need satisfaction mediated the negative association between fear of COVID-19 and PTG, and need frustration mediated the positive association between fear of COVID-19 and PTG. In addition, a direct effect was found from fear of COVID-19 toward PTS symptoms. The results showed the importance of considering SDT’s BPNs in explaining PTG and PTS after experiencing fear of COVID-19.
ISSN:1664-1078

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