BANCO PTG: Post-Traumatic Growth Survey of Brazilian Adults During COVID-19

1,903 Brazilian adults participated in an online survey between 2021 and 2022. The dataset is associated with a study investigating post-traumatic growth and its relationship with psychosocial variables like coping strategies, religiosity, and social support. It was created by Maria Clara Cavalcante Castilho.

Use Cases

• Analyzing levels of post-traumatic growth based on survey responses
• Examining relationships between PTG and psychosocial factors like religiosity and social support
• Identifying demographic factors associated with higher PTG levels, such as sex and age
• Studying positive psychological changes following collective traumatic experiences

Strengths

• Data from 1,903 participants provides a substantial sample size
• Collection used validated psychometric instruments and sociodemographic questionnaires
• Clear temporal coverage from 2021 to 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its collection from Brazilian participants only

Provenance

Source

Maria Clara Cavalcante Castilho

Collection Method

Online survey using validated psychometric instruments and sociodemographic questionnaires

Time Range

2021-2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 15:25:42; freshness should be verified

Geography

Brazil