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The present study was aimed at investigating the role of benefit finding in moderating post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) over time.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The longitudinal study, conducted between April and October 2020, involved 226 Italian health workers (44.7% nurses and midwives, 35% doctors, 20.3% technical and rehabilitation professionals), who filled out an online survey at the beginning of the study (T<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>), after three months (T<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>), and after six months (T<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>).<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Participants (77.4% women; mean age\u2009=\u200941.93, SD\u2009=\u200912.06) completed the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) and Benefit Finding, a 17-item questionnaire measuring the perceived level of positive consequences derived from stressful experiences. A hierarchical regression analysis highlighted the moderating effect of benefit finding (T<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>) on the association between PTSS values at T<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub> and T<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A buffering effect was observed, with higher benefit finding levels reducing the magnitude of the bivariate association between PTSS assessed at the beginning and at the end of the study.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Findings suggest the potential mental health related benefits of interventions allowing health professionals to identify positive aspects in the experience of working under prolonged emergency circumstances, such as the pandemic ones.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-023-02475-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,8]],"date-time":"2023-04-08T07:02:53Z","timestamp":1680937373000},"page":"1549-1559","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Post-traumatic stress symptoms and benefit finding: a longitudinal study among Italian health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Luca","family":"Negri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marta","family":"Bassi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Accardi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonella","family":"Delle Fave","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"2475_CR1","unstructured":"Ministero della Salute. 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