摘要：The COVID-19 pandemic might be traumatogenic, leading to the development of peritraumatic stress symptoms. Evidence suggests that individuals previously exposed to traumatic events and who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms may be particularly vulnerable when facing the current pandemic. Nevertheless, the implications of salutogenic outcomes of trauma exposure, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG), when facing additional stressors, are unclear. The current study, conducted among trauma survivors in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, explored the unique contribution of PTG attributed to prior trauma in explaining peritraumatic stress symptoms related to the pandemic, above and beyond background characteristics, COVID-19- related stressors, and PTSD symptoms resulting from past trauma. Method: Five-hundred-and-twenty-eight Israeli trauma survivors were assessed for PTG and PTSD symptoms attributed to prior trauma, as well as peritraumatic stress symptoms related to the pandemic, as part of an online survey. Results: Analyses revealed that being younger, female, quarantined, negatively self-rating one’s health status, and suffering from PTSD symptoms were associated with elevated peritraumatic stress symptoms. Furthermore, PTG attributed to prior trauma made a significant contribution in explaining elevated intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal symptoms, above and beyond background characteristics, COVID-19-related stressors, and PTSD symptoms resulting from prior trauma. Conclusions: The present results point to the need for clinicians to take into account reports of PTG attributed to prior trauma when treating trauma survivors during the current pandemic.
