Abstract

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.

摘要

2019 年新型冠状病毒大流行通过强制隔离破坏了典型的人类支持网络。这项研究检查了来自宠物和人类的感知支持、社交媒体用于应对的情况，以及大流行最初几周对核心信念破坏和创伤后成长的影响。纵向在线研究的结果发现，对宠物的依恋预测 一个月后的创伤后成长（ β  = 0.13 ）和核心信念破坏（β = 0.17），而人类社会支持预测创伤后成长（ β  = 0.22）。此外，社交媒体使用预测的核心信念破坏 ( β =0.35)。这些结果可用于设计旨在促进心理成长和阐明非传统社会支持来源的干预措施。