TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fishere, Mariam
A1  - Bartoli, Eleonora
T1  - COVID-19 and risk of retraumatization in adults with a past exposure to potentially traumatic events: a cross-cultural exploration across Egypt, Germany, and Italy
T2  - Journal of community psychology
N2  - Aims: This study aims to: (1) explore the links between past exposure to potentially traumatic events, fear of contracting COVID-19 and perceived stress; (2) investigate how the exposure to traumagenic experiences affects one's locus of control over their health; and (3) examine fear, stress reactions and differences in health locus of control across three different sociocultural contexts.
Methods: A total of 524 adult participants were recruited from Egypt, Germany, and Italy through online channels. Self-reporting instruments were used to assess previous exposure to potentially traumatic events, PTSD symptoms, fear of COVID-19, perceived stress, and health locus of control.
Results: Our findings highlight differences in reaction to COVID-19 in relation to past exposure to potentially traumatic events and country of residence, both of which may inform tailored community-based intervention practices.
Conclusion: The impact of COVID-19 might be particularly disruptive for people who survived potentially traumatic experiences. Nevertheless, the mass mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic varies across different sociocultural contexts.
KW  - adverse childhood experiences
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - health locus of control
KW  - posttraumatic stress
KW  - traumatic experiences
Y1  - 2022
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/75429
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-754299
SN  - 1520-6629
N1  - Our work was partially funded by the German Business Foundation (Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft) and the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
VL  - 50
IS  - 6
SP  - 2578
EP  - 2596
PB  - Wiley
CY  - New York, NY
ER  -