Nontraditional Social Support, Core Belief Disruption, and Posttraumatic Growth during COVID-19

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic disrupts typical human support networks through forced isolation. This study examined perceived support from pets and humans, the use of social media for coping, and the impact on core belief disruption and posttraumatic growth during the first few weeks of the pa...

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Published in:Journal of loss & trauma 2022-04, Vol.27 (3), p.244-256
Main Authors: Dominick, Whitney, Elam, Taylor, Fraus, Katherine, Taku, Kanako
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coping
core belief disruption
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disruption
Humans
Pandemics
Perceived social support
pet attachment
Pets
Post-traumatic growth
Posttraumatic growth
Social media
Social networks
Social support
Support networks
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Summary:The 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic disrupts typical human support networks through forced isolation. This study examined perceived support from pets and humans, the use of social media for coping, and the impact on core belief disruption and posttraumatic growth during the first few weeks of the pandemic. Results from the longitudinal online studies found that attachment to pets predicted posttraumatic growth (β = 0.13) and core belief disruption (β = 0.17) after a month, while human social support predicted posttraumatic growth (β = 0.22). In addition, social media use predicted core belief disruption (β = 0.35). These results can be used to design interventions aimed at fostering psychological growth and elucidating nontraditional sources of social support.
ISSN:1532-5024
1532-5032
DOI:10.1080/15325024.2021.1932968