Posttraumatic growth in the climate change context: Protective factors among university students during hurricane Maria
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2025-12-30
Valerie M. González-Velázquez
Aida L. Jiménez Torres
Lisa Fortuna
Michelle V. Porche
Jesús J. Marrero-Centeno
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2831-7060
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Climate change threats have prompted research documenting their negative psychological impacts, such as posttraumatic stress, on the population. However, some individuals do not develop clinical symptoms after a disaster. Posttraumatic growth (PTG) helps explain this phenomenon by highlighting positive transformations that facilitate coping during potentially traumatic situations. Other protective factors, such as self-efficacy and spirituality, can also promote well-being, strengthening individuals facing adversity. Our study identified factors related to PTG and explored whether spirituality moderated the relationship between self-efficacy and PTG. We employed a quantitative, cross-sectional correlational design to assess the relationship between self-efficacy, spiritual well-being, sociocultural factors, and PTG. Our sample consisted of 158 university students in Puerto Rico, surveyed one year after Hurricane Maria. We found that self-efficacy and spiritual well-being were positively and significantly correlated with PTG but spiritual well-being did not statistically moderate the relationship between self-efficacy and PTG. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses indicated that self-efficacy, elevated adverse perceptions of Hurricane Maria’s impact, and spiritual well-being significantly contributed to PTG in our sample. Our findings highlighted the importance of promoting factors that support PTG in student populations and emphasized protective factors to consider when developing practices for student psychological well-being.
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