ObjectiveTrauma can have a range of effects on individuals over time, including the potential for positive changes in favorable outcomes commonly referred to as posttraumatic growth. The posttraumatic growth literature has been criticized for various methodological limitations and has largely neglected the exploration of factors that may strengthen or weaken posttraumatic growth trajectories. The present study contributes to this literature by investigating trajectories of five dimensions of posttraumatic growth during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the moderating effects of health and financial difficulties on these trajectories.MethodLongitudinal data were collected monthly between July 2020 and December 2022 from a sample of employed adults in Germany, involving N = 1678 participants over 30 time points (Nobservations = 29,552).ResultsResults suggest that certain dimensions of posttraumatic growth showed significant increases (i.e., relationships) or decreases (i.e., spirituality and possibilities) over time and that trajectories of three dimensions (i.e., relationships, appreciation, and strength) demonstrated distinctive patterns of interaction with health and financial difficulties.ConclusionsFindings are discussed in the context of the pandemic as well as dynamic theories of personality and identity, with implications for advancing posttraumatic growth theory and research.

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创伤后成长：健康和财务困难在大流行期间的作用


ObjectiveTrauma 会随着时间的推移对个人产生一系列影响，包括通常称为创伤后生长的有利结果发生积极变化的可能性。创伤后生长文献因其各种方法学局限性而受到批评，并且在很大程度上忽视了对可能加强或削弱创伤后生长轨迹的因素的探索。本研究通过调查 COVID-19 大流行期间创伤后成长的五个维度的轨迹以及健康和财务困难对这些轨迹的调节作用，为这些文献做出了贡献。方法在 2020 年 7 月至 2022 年 12 月期间每月从德国就业成年人样本中收集纵向数据，涉及 N = 1678 名参与者，涉及 30 个时间点（Nobservations = 29,552）。结果结果表明，随着时间的推移，创伤后成长的某些维度显示出显着的增加（即人际关系）或减少（即灵性和可能性），并且三个维度的轨迹（即人际关系、欣赏和力量）表现出与健康和财务困难相互作用的独特模式。结论在大流行的背景下讨论了研究结果以及人格和身份的动态理论，对推进创伤后成长理论和研究具有重要意义。