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This paper delved into the experience of posttraumatic growth of severely traumatized Generation Z COVID-19 survivors. The descriptive type of research was utilized as it only explains the fundamentals of the results without manipulating and influencing the data gathered. The exploratory sequential mixed method was employed to triangulate, homogenize, and support quantitative and qualitative results through the use of the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index to screen their trauma level, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory to assess their growth level, and an in-depth interview method to further explain their lived experiences respectively. The purposive sampling method was applied to gather 100 respondents and 7 participants both belonging to generation z ages 18 to 25 for quantitative and qualitative data respectively. It was discovered that it is through successful meaning management or making sense of the world after a trauma transformed people. This finding was supported by the Meaning Management Theory which suggested that people can seek and reconstruct meaning amidst existential uncertainties and the Posttraumatic Growth theory which states that life-altering and life-disruptive trauma results in growth. The quantitative finding revealed a high score of growth among respondents; this also mirrors the qualitative data in which several themes per domain of PTG were interpreted. Participants reported having heightened feelings of courage, resiliency, & perseverance in terms of facing adversities, embarking on a newly discovered path with a sense of contentment and determination, developing a meaningful connection within their social circle, having a greater sense of appreciation for the value of live through priority shifting, and realignment of values, and developing a deeper faith anchored with a deeper meaning and purpose in life.
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"Facing Death and Life After: The Posttraumatic Growth of Generation Z COVID-19 Survivors", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.768 - 785, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2307112.pdf
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