Post-Traumatic Growth and Resilience among Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors: A Gendered Analysis

Samuel Adjorlolo (), Paul Adjorlolo, Johnny Andoh-Arthur, Emmanuel Kwadzo Ahiable, Irene Akwo Kretchy and Joseph Osafo
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Samuel Adjorlolo: Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 43, Ghana
Paul Adjorlolo: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 43, Ghana
Johnny Andoh-Arthur: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 84, Ghana
Emmanuel Kwadzo Ahiable: The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, Ghana Health Service, Accra P.O. Box 473, Ghana
Irene Akwo Kretchy: Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 43, Ghana
Joseph Osafo: Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 84, Ghana

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-15

Abstract: The literature on behavioral outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is inundated with mental health burdens such as depression and stress disorders. The current study investigated gender invariance on resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG) as positive psychological changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 381 survivors of the COVID-19 infection completed measurements of resilience, PTG, violence and stigma experience, and mental health problems like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, multivariate regression, and a latent profile analysis. The results revealed that more than half of the participants had high scores on resilience (53.6%) and PTG (60.9%). The positive psychological changes, although independent of each other, were moderated by gender, and influenced by the negative experiences of participants such as stigma, violence, and PTSD. Latent profile analyses revealed three classes of participants, two of which were characterized by high scores on mental health problems and PTG. The clusters were invariant across gender. Surviving COVID-19 contributed to resilience and PTG. These can be targeted for intervention programs to mitigate the mental health burden occasioned by the pandemic.

Keywords: resilience; post-traumatic growth; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; gender; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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