Psychological factors of post-traumatic stress caused by pandemia of covid-192

Zihan, L.; Gang, W. X.

The study explored the psychological factors of post-traumatic stress disorder, which occurs as a result of stress on the background of COVID-19. An outbreak of a previously unknown disease, prolonged self-isolation, contradictory information in the media, and an economic crisis — all these are today's realities that have arisen due to the coronavirus pandemic. In such conditions, society is particularly in need of developing measures to overcome post-traumatic stress, which is preceded by the identification of its patterns, connections with certain psychological and other factors. Hypothesis: negative coping strategies and low indicators of subjective well-being are correlated with high indicators of post-traumatic stress in a sample of Chinese students. As a sample a total of 306 Chinese students were interviewed, including 161 students studying in China and 145 students studying outside their country (Russia, England, USA). Methods: “Subjective well-being” (IOW);post-traumatic stress self-assessment questionnaire (PTSD);assessment of stress management style (SCSD). A sample of students from China showed a positive correlation between passive coping strategies and stress (0.221**), the overall mood and stress index (0.356**), and subjective well-being and stress (0.191*);negative correlation between active coping strategies and the overall mood index (-0.321**). In the sample of Chinese students studying abroad, there is a positive correlation between passive coping strategies and stress (0.394**), active coping strategies and subjective well-being (0.283*), and the mood and stress index (0.178*);a negative correlation was found between active coping strategies and the overall mood of Chinese students (-0.325**). Conclusions: Chinese students studying in China and abroad do not show the se-verity of post-traumatic stress disorder and prefer active strategies for coping with stress, related to pandemia COVID-19. © 2021, Russian Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.