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Longitudinal cross-lagged relationships between mindfulness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and posttraumatic growth in adolescents following the Yancheng tornado in China

An, Yuanyuan, Yuan, Guangzhe, Zhang, Na, Xu, Wei, Liu, Zhen, Zhou, Feng·2018·Psychiatry Research

Abstract

Treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms and facilitation of posttraumatic growth are two encouraging areas of research, yet little is understood about the relationships between trait mindfulness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and posttraumatic growth. Previous work suggests the linkages among these variables, but most studies have been conducted in adult samples. The aim of this study was to examine longitudinal cross-lagged relationships between mindfulness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and posttraumatic growth among adolescent survivors of the 2016 Jiangsu tornado in China. Data was collected at two secondary schools located in Yancheng city, where the severe catastrophic damage occurred during the tornado. The sample included 247 adolescent survivors (59.5% girls) aged 12-14 years who were directly affected by the tornado. Participants self-reported their trait mindfulness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and posttraumatic growth at two time points: 6-month (T1) and 9-month post-tornado (T2; attrition rate 17.4%). Cross-lagged structural equation modelling analyses were conducted. Results showed that posttraumatic stress symptoms at T1 significantly predicted reduced trait mindfulness at T2 but not posttraumatic growth; trait mindfulness at T1 did not significantly predict posttraumatic stress symptoms nor posttraumatic growth at T2; and posttraumatic growth at T1 did not predict trait mindfulness nor posttraumatic stress symptoms at T2. These findings suggested that posttraumatic stress symptoms may negatively influence the development of trait mindfulness in disaster-affected adolescents in China, and that posttraumatic growth may have unique implications for this young population which was not associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms or trait mindfulness.

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Authors
An, Y., Yuan, G., Zhang, N., Xu, W., Liu, Z., & Zhou, F.
Affiliations
  • Nanjing Normal University (CN)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
Corresponding author
Xu, Wei
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-08
Volume
266
Pages
334-340
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2792255876
Cited by
40
References
88
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5
FWCI
4.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20171036)
  • Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (2017SJB0218)
  • Educational Science in Jiangsu Province (C-c/2016/01/13)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
trait mindfulness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, posttraumatic growth, adolescents, natural disasters, cross-lagged relationships
MeSH terms
Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Child, China, Disasters, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Survivors, Young Adult, Tornadoes, Self Report, Mindfulness

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