Personal experience, posttraumatic symptomatology, and meaning in life during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic

• DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02487-9
• Publication Date: 2021-12-03T07:02:43Z
• Authors: A. Y. Arredondo; B. Caparrós
• Keywords: Pandemic; Posttraumatic growth

Abstract Background The traumatic subjective distress and personal meaning in life were examined the context of first months COVID-19 pandemic sanitary crisis home lockdown. Method: A total 543 participants answered an online survey that included questions about individual characteristics experience, Impact Event Scale-Revised, Personal Meaning Profile-Brief. Results: Nearly all impaired areas, having suspicion being ill with COVID-19, lost a close person to this virus, been accompanied during lockdown experiences associated higher PTSD symptoms. Posttraumatic symptomatology was inversely correlated areas life. Lastly, number affected negative circumstance explained greater Conclusion: Specific circumstances presence posttraumatic seems be involved process less adverse consequences.