Factors associated with post-traumatic growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national sample of U.S. military veterans
Na PJ, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Factors associated with post-traumatic growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national sample of U.S. military veterans. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 289: 114409. PMID: 34537394, PMCID: PMC8445520, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic growthPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsU.S. military veteransPositive psychological changesNegative psychological outcomesMilitary veteransU.S. veteransNational samplePrior traumatic eventsAvoidance symptomsTrauma survivorsPsychological outcomesTraumatic eventsPsychological changesPsychosocial interventionsStress disorderPsychological distressPsychological impactCOVID-19 pandemicMajority of researchVeterans StudyMental healthLongitudinal studyFunctional correlates