Network Analysis of Posttraumatic Growth Dimensions: A Cross-Sectional Study in People Who Experienced the Death of a Loved One from COVID-19 in 16 Latin American Countries
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2023
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Caycho Rodríguez, Tomás
Baños Chaparro, Jonatan
Ventura León, José
Vilca, Lindsey W.
Carbajal León, Carlos
Valencia, Pablo D.
Yupanqui Lorenzo, Daniel E.
Paredes Angeles, Rubí
Arias Gallegos, Walter L.
Reyes Bossio, Mario
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The present study aimed to apply a network analysis model to provide an exploratory
empirical conceptualization of dynamic networks of posttraumatic growth (PTG)
symptoms in 7,434 people who experienced the death of a loved one from
COVID-19 in 16 Latin American countries. The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory:
Short Form of Eight Items was used. A non-regularized network with partial correlation
coefficients was estimated through the ggmModSelect algorithm. The network
architecture was analyzed for each country through its local properties and global
properties. The results indicated that the networks differed significantly between
countries. The core dimensions in the networks were relating to others, personal
strength, and life value and opportunities, which were more related dimensions
that reinforce the emergence of PTG in all countries. The findings may be useful
to motivate researchers and mental health professionals to consider the importance
of the individual dimensions of PTG in groups of people who experienced the death
of a loved one from COVID-19 in 16 Latin American countries, as well as their
interrelationships.
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Dynamic networks, LATIN AMERICA, MENTAL HEALTH, Posttraumatic growth, Traumatic events