Table 2 Coding of posttraumatic growth.
From: Chinese college students’ post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19: a grounded theory study
Selective coding | Spindle coding | Open coding | Reference points (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cognition | Reflections on the country and society | Reflections on the nation | Pride / Belonging | 39 (5.1%) |
Rational cognition | 13 (1.7%) | |||
National identity and trust | 71 (9.4%) | |||
Reflections on the society | Man and nature | 2 (0.2%) | ||
Human nature | 8 (1.06%) | |||
Social phenomenon | 30 (3.98%) | |||
Self-awareness changes | Life cognition | Finiteness | 7 (0.9%) | |
Vulnerability | 19 (2.52%) | |||
Vigilance | 29 (3.85%) | |||
Self-awareness | Consumption concept | 8 (1.06%) | ||
Self-examination | 25 (3.32%) | |||
Self-cognition | 27 (3.58%) | |||
Future planning | 33 (4.38%) | |||
Behavior | Increased prosocial behavior | Prosocial behavior | Helping behavior | 13 (1.72%) |
Gratefulness | 15 (1.98%) | |||
Empathy | 41 (5.44%) | |||
Relationship | Lover | 4 (0.53%) | ||
Friends | 17 (2.25%) | |||
Family | 57 (7.56%) | |||
Lifestyle changes | Coping styles | Opportunity | 9 (1.19%) | |
Interest cultivation | 60 (7.96%) | |||
Emotion management | 36 (4.77%) | |||
States of life | Hygiene | 4 (0.53%) | ||
Self-discipline | 8 (1.06%) | |||
Work and rest | 15 (1.98%) | |||
Solitude | 13 (1.72%) | |||
Nostalgic behavior | 2 (0.26%) | |||
External influencing factor | Information input | Information input | 104 (13.79%) | |
Patriotic sentiment | Patriotic sentiment | 58 (7.69%) | ||
